The technician showed me exactly what he was doing, step by step, while he worked. It was really interesting to look inside the flue with his tablet camera. Very open service!
Chimney sweep and repair in Pennsauken Township, NJ
Pennsauken Township carries two different chimney eras in one town: solid masonry raised before 1940, and thinner brick stacks from the 1950s tract boom that followed it. Most of those flues were sized for a coal or oil boiler and now vent a much smaller gas appliance instead, so an orphaned water heater rattling around inside an oversized liner is a routine call here, not the exception.
5.0from 15 Google reviews
The short answer
Royal Chimney sweeps, inspects, and repairs chimneys built for coal, converted to oil, then converted again to gas, plus dryer vent and air duct cleaning for Pennsauken Township’s older multi-family buildings and postwar ranches alike.
What we find on Pennsauken Township jobs
The dominant problem in Pennsauken Township starts with a conversion, not a crack. Most of the township’s 1950s brick chimneys were built to vent a coal or oil boiler, and about three-quarters of the township now heats with gas instead, so a masonry flue sized for a much bigger appliance is left venting a smaller one. That flue runs cooler than it should, the flue gas condenses on the way up, and the condensate eats at the liner and the mortar joints behind it. Older sections of the township add a second pattern: solid masonry raised before 1940, often unlined or lined with early clay tile never meant for today’s appliances. And in the township’s small multi-family structures — buildings of two to four units — one stack commonly serves more than one household, so a problem behind one wall can start as a smell or a stain in the house next door. Basement chimney bases along the low-lying river side of the township see more standing moisture than anywhere else in the county.
Where the van goes in Pennsauken Township
- Delair
- Fish House
- Merchantville Park
- Morris
- Morrisville
- Bethel
- Wellwood
- Delaware Gardens
- Amon Heights
- East Pennsauken
- Hillcrest
- Homesteadville
- Jordantown
- Dudley
- Biedemon
- North Pennsville
Everything we do in Pennsauken Township
- Chimney sweepingThe camera goes down before any brush does
- Chimney inspectionTwo inspection levels, one written report
- Chimney repairCrowns, caps, flashing and liners — stopping the water
- Fireplace & stoveStubborn pilots, seized dampers, worn gaskets
- Dryer vent cleaningEvery foot of the lint run, cleared
- Air duct cleaningWith an honest no when it will not help
- Duct repair & replacementCrushed, split or dropped runs put right
What homeowners say on our Google listing
5.0
15 reviews on Google
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I have an ancient farm home with an unlined brick chimney. They cleaned the soot away with soft brushing without disturbing any of the ancient interior mortar joints.
The tech pointed out a small fracture in our firebrick that I would have overlooked entirely. Patched it up there for a very fair amount.
Questions from Pennsauken Township
My furnace switched to gas years ago — does the old chimney still need attention?
Yes. A masonry flue built for an oil or coal boiler is usually much larger than a gas appliance needs, and an oversized flue runs cooler and lets flue gas condense inside it. That condensation is exactly what eats at liners and mortar joints over time, so the old chimney still needs regular inspection even though the fuel changed.
I live in a duplex or small apartment building in Pennsauken Township — could a neighbor’s chimney affect mine?
It can, if your building shares a single stack among its units, which is common in Pennsauken Township’s two-to-four-unit buildings. A blocked or damaged flue on one side can let smoke, odor, or moisture cross into the flue serving another unit, even though each household only sees its own section of wall.
Why does the base of my chimney always feel damp?
Pennsauken Township sits on the lowest ground in Camden County, close to the Delaware River, and older homes here often have basement chimney bases exposed to more groundwater and humidity than houses further inland. A damp cleanout or thimble area is worth checking, since sustained moisture is what breaks down mortar and liners fastest.
Do you clean dryer vents in Pennsauken Township’s older homes?
Yes. Dryer vent cleaning is a regular part of our work here, and it matters more in older houses where the duct run was built before today’s length and elbow guidelines existed. A restricted vent makes the dryer work harder and take longer to dry a load, which is usually the first sign something needs clearing.
Find us on Google
Find Royal Chimney Sweep Repair Cherry Hill on Google to see our service area map for Pennsauken Township and to reach us at (856) 606-0212.