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 Voorhees Township, NJ
Voorhees Township built out almost entirely after 1970, and the 1980s alone account for more than a third of its houses — the peak years for the factory-built metal fireplace, not the masonry one. A cracked refractory panel or a rusted firebox seam on a unit that age usually means replacing the appliance, since parts for a lot of those original systems stopped being made years ago.
5.0from 15 Google reviews
The short answer
Royal Chimney replaces aging factory-built fireplace systems across Voorhees Township’s 1980s subdivisions, clears long dryer duct runs in the township’s condo and apartment buildings, and checks decorative fireplaces that see occasional use but years of undisturbed buildup.
What we find on Voorhees Township jobs
Voorhees Township’s housing is the newest of the six towns on this route, and that changes what fails and why. More than a third of the township was built in the 1980s, squarely inside the years when factory-built metal fireplaces replaced site-built masonry as the standard hearth, and those units are now old enough that cracked refractory panels, rusted firebox seams, and corroded chase covers are routine findings, often on an appliance whose original manufacturer parts are simply no longer made, which makes replacement the honest answer more often than repair. Voorhees Township also has the highest electric-heat share of the six towns, so a real share of its houses have no heating flue at all, just a fireplace, a water heater, and a dryer to check. Its condo and apartment corridor, concentrated around Echelon and Ashland, adds a third pattern: dryer ducts that run long and turn several times through shared chases, which is exactly the kind of run that quietly exceeds basic length guidelines.
Where the van goes in Voorhees Township
- Echelon
- Ashland
- Kirkwood
- Kresson
- Osage
- Glendale
- Brighton Heights
Everything we do in Voorhees 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 Voorhees Township
My factory-built fireplace from the 1980s isn’t working right — can it be repaired?
Sometimes, but a unit that age is nearing 40 years old, and manufacturer parts for a lot of the original product lines from that era simply are not made anymore. We will look at exactly what has failed and tell you honestly whether a repair is realistic or whether replacing the appliance makes more sense.
I live in a condo in Voorhees Township — do you clean dryer vents in buildings like mine?
Yes. About a quarter of Voorhees Township households live in buildings of five units or more, and those dryer ducts often run longer and turn more corners on the way to the outside than a single-family house’s would. That is exactly the kind of run most likely to need a real cleaning, not just a lint-trap wipe.
We rarely use our fireplace — does it still need to be checked?
Yes. Occasional or decorative fireplace use is common in Voorhees Township, and a flue that looks clean from the room can still hold years of undisturbed deposit, animal entry, or a deteriorating cap that you would not notice without a proper look. Light use does not mean no maintenance is needed.
Our fireplace runs on propane — does that need different venting checks?
Yes. Voorhees Township has the highest bottled propane share of the six towns we serve, concentrated on the township’s eastern edge, and propane appliances have their own venting and clearance requirements that differ from a wood-burning or oil-fired setup. We check the appliance and its venting together, not just the flue.
Find us on Google
Find Royal Chimney Sweep Repair Cherry Hill on Google for our Voorhees Township service area and to reach us at (856) 606-0212.