Chimney sweeping and liner checks in Fair Lawn, NJ
Fair Lawn is a borough of detached houses, three in four of its homes, and most of them are mid-century. The median home was built in 1953, the 1950s alone produced about a third of today's housing, and the planned community of Radburn dates back to the late 1920s.
In brief
We sweep and inspect chimneys, check liners and repair crowns and brick in Radburn, Memorial Park, Warren Point, Columbia Heights, along Broadway and in Dunkerhook, and we clean dryer vents and air ducts.
Mid-century chimneys on their second heating system
Many Fair Lawn houses are 1940s and 1950s Capes and ranches, often with one masonry chimney serving the furnace and sometimes a fireplace too. With gas now heating more than four homes in five, many of those chimneys have outlived the oil or coal equipment they first served, and a flue sized for the old system can be too large for a modern gas furnace. We check the liner against the appliance it serves now and recommend a new one only when the flue does not fit. The borough's building department has its own chimney form for chimney and liner work, and New Jersey asks the installing contractor to verify the chimney whenever a furnace, boiler or water heater is replaced. An inspection beforehand makes that step simple.
Neighborhoods on our route in Fair Lawn
- Broadway
- Columbia Heights
- Dunkerhook
- Memorial Park
- Radburn
- Warren Point
Services we offer in Fair Lawn
- Chimney sweepingCamera first, brushes second
- Chimney inspectionLevel 1 or Level 2, written up for you
- Chimney repairCrowns, caps, flashing and liners where water gets in
- Fireplaces & stovesPilots, dampers and door gaskets
- Dryer vent cleaningThe full run cleaned, dryer to outside hood
- Air duct cleaningIf cleaning will not help, we say so
- Duct repair & replacementCrushed, torn or sagging runs fixed
Reviews from our Google listing
A selection of our 5-star reviews on Google.
Polishing the ceramic glass and unblocking the air-wash intake passages turned our heavily used woodstove back into an effective heat source.
Static-cling barriers locked the aperture tight, so that high soot agitation inside the top flue never wandered into the next-door kitchen.
The entire sweep was completed with engineering precision and purity never before witnessed from meticulous pre-setup to HD inside camera feature.
What Fair Lawn homeowners ask us
We are replacing our furnace. Does the chimney need to be checked?
Yes. The installer has to verify the chimney suits the new appliance. We can inspect it first and tell you whether a liner is needed.
Our Radburn home has a fireplace we rarely use. Should it still be inspected?
Yes. Fireplaces that sit unused collect nests and debris, and the damper and crown still age. An inspection before you light it is worthwhile.
We still heat with oil. What do you recommend?
A yearly inspection with cleaning of the oil flue as needed, plus a check of the connector and the cleanout.
Do you clean dryer vents in Fair Lawn?
Yes, from the dryer to the outside hood.
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