Chimney sweep and duct cleaning in Union City, NJ
In Union City, 92.5 percent of homes are in buildings with two or more units, and about four in five households rent. Most chimney work here is booked by building owners and managers, for flues serving several apartments at once, and most dryer vent work comes from tenants with the owner’s go-ahead. We handle both.
At a glance
In Union City we sweep and inspect chimneys in multi-family buildings, repair caps, crowns and flashing, and clean dryer vents and ducts for owners and tenants.
What the work looks like in Union City
Many Union City buildings are walk-ups or two-family houses with flues for several boilers and water heaters running up one masonry stack. For an owner, the useful result of a visit is a clear account of every flue in that stack, which ones are active, which are clean and which need repair, with photographs. The city’s median year built is 1961, yet nearly a third of the housing predates 1940, so the same building can hold a modern boiler venting into a flue nearly a century old. Tenants call us about dryers, and we clean those runs once the owner or super has agreed. Getting onto the roof usually means a hatch and a key, so we confirm access with the building before the day of the visit.
Neighborhoods we visit in Union City
- Central Union City
- North Hudson
- Transfer Station
- West Hoboken
Services we offer in Union City
- Chimney sweepingSoot and creosote out, firebox to cap
- Chimney inspectionA camera look at the flue, explained in writing
- Chimney repairLeaks at the crown, cap, flashing or liner
- Fireplace & stoveDampers, doors, gaskets and stovepipes
- Dryer vent cleaningLint out of the run, dryer to outside hood
- Air duct cleaningA straight answer on whether your ducts need it
- Duct repair & replacementCrushed, split or sagging runs put right
Recent reviews from our Google listing
A selection of our 5-star reviews on Google.
Flexible driving rods swept the whole height of the chimney from the ground up, keeping high altitude roof dangers down while getting a pristine flue barrel.
After four seasons of burning cordwood in an EPA-certified catalytic insert, relief was complete when the ceramic honeycomb combustor was gently cleaned out, without a single fin broken.
To guarantee that the cleaned flue maintained a consistent laminar flow throughout, devoid of eddy currents and reverse air roll, pressure testing was undertaken.
Union City questions we hear
I am a landlord with several buildings. Can you inspect them all?
Yes. We schedule the buildings together and give you the findings for each one in writing, with photographs of every flue.
I rent an apartment. Can I get my dryer vent cleaned?
Yes, with the owner’s or the super’s approval, because the duct leaves your unit. Ask them to call us, or give us their contact and we will arrange it.
How do you get onto the roof of a walk-up?
Usually through the roof hatch. We confirm access and keys with the building before the day of the visit.
Do you need a permit for chimney repairs in Union City?
Sweeping and inspection do not need one. Larger repairs may, and those permits go through the Building Department on Palisade Avenue.
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