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 Middletown Township, NJ
Middletown Township is where Monmouth County starts for us — a mostly single-family town where the 1950s was the single biggest building decade, and where roughly half the housing predates 1970. Utility gas heats the large majority of those homes now, but 615 households, per the latest count, still run on fuel oil. Belford, Leonardo, and Port Monmouth sit low along the Bayshore, where recurring tidal flooding is a documented, ongoing condition.
5.0from 15 Google reviews
The short answer
Royal Chimney serves Middletown Township, including Belford, Leonardo, Port Monmouth, Navesink, River Plaza, Lincroft, and New Monmouth, with chimney sweeping, inspection, repair, and duct or dryer-vent cleaning, scheduled in advance rather than added as a same-day stop.
What we find on Middletown Township jobs
The dominant story in Middletown isn’t wood-burning creosote, it’s leftover hardware from a fuel switch. About half the township’s houses predate 1970, built in an era when a masonry chimney vented an oil-fired furnace or boiler as standard practice, and 85 percent of homes here now run on utility gas. A house that converted somewhere along the way often kept its original flue rather than resizing it, and a flue built for a bigger oil appliance can run too cool for a smaller gas one, enough for water vapor in the exhaust to condense on the liner instead of leaving with it. That condensate is acidic, and it works on mortar joints from the inside, where nothing shows until a crown or a wash is off. Along the Bayshore, in Belford, Port Monmouth, and Leonardo, add a second, separate mechanism: documented tidal and stormwater flooding that can reach a chimney’s base and foundation from below, on top of whatever the flue is doing from above.
Where the van goes in Middletown Township
- Belford
- Leonardo
- Port Monmouth
- Navesink
- River Plaza
- Lincroft
- New Monmouth
Everything we do in Middletown 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 Middletown Township
Do you cover Belford, Leonardo, and Port Monmouth?
Yes. Those Bayshore sections are part of our Middletown Township coverage, along with Navesink, River Plaza, Lincroft, and New Monmouth. Recurring tidal and stormwater flooding is a documented condition in the low-lying Bayshore areas, which is worth mentioning if your chimney or foundation sits close to grade there.
My house was built in the 1950s — does it still have its original chimney?
It might. The 1950s was Middletown’s single biggest building decade, and roughly half the township’s housing predates 1970, old enough that a masonry chimney could be original, or could have gone through at least one fuel-switch since. Either way, a look at the flue and liner before winter is a reasonable ask.
We switched from oil to gas years ago. Does the old chimney still matter?
Often, yes. A flue sized for an oil furnace or boiler doesn’t automatically match a smaller gas appliance, and New Jersey’s construction code requires the chimney or vent to be checked, or a signed verification filed, before that kind of equipment swap is signed off. If that check never happened, it’s worth doing now.
Do you offer same-day or emergency visits in Middletown Township?
Not as a rule. Middletown Township is a distance from our Cherry Hill base, so we don’t promise same-day arrival there, and visits get scheduled ahead of time rather than worked in on short notice. Call (856) 606-0212 and we’ll find the next appointment that fits your part of the township.
Find us on Google
Search Royal Chimney Sweep Repair Cherry Hill on Google for the map, or call (856) 606-0212 to schedule a Middletown Township visit.