Chimney sweeping and masonry repair in Bloomfield, NJ
Half of Bloomfield's homes were built before 1950, and nearly three in four before 1970. It is also the most single-family of the Essex County towns we cover, with 44.8 percent of its homes in single-family houses.
In brief
We sweep and inspect chimneys, clean oil flues, rebuild crowns and repair masonry in Watsessing, Brookdale, Oak View, Brookside and around the Green, and we clean dryer vents and air ducts.
Older houses that still burn oil
Bloomfield combines the oldest housing of the Essex towns we serve with the largest share of homes still heated by oil, so the oil flue is a regular part of the work here. Oil leaves a hard scale inside the flue that should be cleaned out at the yearly inspection before it falls onto the boiler connection. Homes that converted to gas often kept a flue built for the old boiler, and a gas appliance in a flue that size can leave condensation on the liner. On the masonry side, prewar chimneys tend to show their age at the crown and the top courses of brick, where water and freeze cycles do the most damage. Around the Green, where the historic district sits, we match materials to the original construction.
Neighborhoods on our route in Bloomfield
- Bloomfield Center
- Brookdale
- Brookside
- Broughton Avenue
- North of the Green
- Oak View
- Watsessing
Services we offer in Bloomfield
- 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 Bloomfield homeowners ask us
Our 1920s house still has an oil boiler. What should we have done each year?
An inspection and, in most years, a cleaning of the oil flue, plus a check of the connector between the boiler and the chimney.
The crown on our chimney is cracked. Is that urgent?
A cracked crown lets water into the chimney, and every freeze widens the gap. It is worth repairing before winter, and we check the brick below it for damage at the same time.
We switched to gas a few years ago. Is the old chimney okay?
It may be too large for the new appliance. A camera inspection shows the liner's size and condition and whether a new liner is needed.
Do you clean dryer vents in Bloomfield?
Yes, in houses and in apartment buildings, from the dryer to the outside hood.
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