Chimney and vent service in Somerset County, NJ
Somerset County splits into old valley boroughs and newer subdivision townships. Somerville and Manville have half or more of their homes built before 1960, while Hillsborough, Bernards and Franklin are mostly built from 1980 on, and Bridgewater sits in between.
In brief
We sweep and inspect chimneys, repair crowns and chase covers, fit liners and clean dryer vents and air ducts in Bridgewater, Franklin, Hillsborough and Bernards townships, Somerville and Manville.
Valley brick and subdivision chases
In the valley boroughs, a chimney is often real brick, sometimes lined with clay tile and sometimes not lined at all, and in multi-unit buildings it may serve more than one home. In the 1980s and 1990s townships, the chimney is more often a framed, sided chase over a factory-built firebox, and the trouble spots are the chase cover and the flashing rather than mortar. Gas heats most of the county, but the households still on oil and propane are the ones where an old flue meets a new appliance at the next boiler replacement. The weather is hard on masonry here, with roughly 107 crossings of the freezing point a year at Somerset Airport, and the Raritan and Millstone floodplain adds another risk, since the river at Manville set its three highest crests between 1999 and 2021.
Services we offer in Somerset County
- 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
Towns we serve in Somerset County
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 Somerset County homeowners ask us
Which Somerset County towns do you serve?
Bridgewater Township, Franklin Township, Hillsborough Township, Bernards Township, Somerville and Manville, each with its own page.
Our basement flooded during a storm. What should we check?
Have a qualified technician check the furnace and water heater before using them, and have the chimney base, cleanout and connectors inspected for silt and corrosion. We handle the venting side.
Our fireplace sits in a framed chase. What usually fails?
Most often the chase cover on the roof, which rusts and lets water into the box below. We replace the cover and check the chimney sections and firebox for water damage.
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Royal Chimney Sweep Repair Cherry Hill
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