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 Somerset County, NJ
Somerset County splits into three different jobs under one company name. Somerville and Manville still carry pre-1960 masonry, much of it original brick. Bridgewater's housing spans the changeover from site-built fireboxes to factory-built ones. Hillsborough, Bernards and Franklin are newer again, built mostly after 1980 around a framed chase rather than open masonry. We route through all six on scheduled days rather than same-day calls.
5.0from 15 Google reviews
The short answer
Royal Chimney Sweep Repair Cherry Hill serves all six of these Somerset County towns for chimney sweeping, inspection, repair, and air duct and dryer vent cleaning, with visits scheduled on set days rather than same-day dispatch.
What we find across Somerset County
Somerset County is really three service areas stitched into one. Somerville and Manville are the old ground: roughly half of Somerville's houses and six in ten of Manville's predate 1960, so a straight masonry stack is what we expect to find, and whether it's lined to today's standard is part of what we check. In Manville the added variable is a basement appliance that has sat under floodwater more than once. Bridgewater sits in the middle of the timeline, where roughly seven in ten houses were built between 1960 and 1999 and either technology can be behind the wall. Hillsborough, Bernards and Franklin are the newest ground, six to seven in ten of their houses built in 1980 or later, where the visible chimney is usually a sided chase around a listed metal firebox rather than a mortar joint waiting to open. The same three towns carry most of the county's remaining oil and LP heat, where an old flue meets a newer appliance and has to be checked for size.
Everything we do in Somerset County
- 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
The towns we cover in Somerset County
What homeowners say on our Google listing
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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 Somerset County
Do you come to Somerset County the same day I call?
Somerset County sits well north of our Cherry Hill base, so we schedule visits there rather than offering same-day dispatch. Call (856) 606-0212 and we will find the nearest open slot on our Somerset route and confirm a date before anyone drives up.
How do I know if my chimney is masonry or a factory-built unit?
It depends mostly on when the house went up. Somerville and Manville lean toward original masonry; Hillsborough, Bernards and Franklin lean toward a framed chase around a metal firebox. We confirm which one is behind your wall at the start of the visit rather than guessing from the address.
Which office handles chimney and appliance permits in Somerset County?
Each Somerset municipality runs its own construction office and issues its own permits; the county itself does not. Franklin, Bridgewater, Hillsborough, Bernards, Somerville and Manville each have a separate office, so we confirm the right one for your address before any permitted work begins.
Find us on Google
Search Royal Chimney Sweep Repair Cherry Hill on Google for the map and directions, and call (856) 606-0212 to schedule a Somerset County visit.