Chimney sweeping and chase repair in Hillsborough Township, NJ
Hillsborough covers about 55 square miles, with the Sourland Mountain to the southwest and roughly a third of the township kept as open space or farmland. Most of its homes are subdivisions from 1980 onward, but the township also has more oil-heated and wood-heated households than any other town in Somerset County.
In brief
We sweep wood stove and oil flues, service factory-built fireplaces, repair chase covers and clean dryer vents and air ducts from Belle Mead and Neshanic to Flagtown and South Branch.
Subdivision chases, oil flues and working stoves
Most Hillsborough fireplaces are factory-built boxes inside framed, sided chases, built during the township's long 1980s and 1990s growth. On these, rust and leaks at the chase cover are the usual trouble, and water that gets past the cover ends up in the firebox and on the framing. Large parts of the township were built beyond the gas main, which is why so many homes still burn oil, and an oil flue needs cleaning to keep scale from building up. The households that heat with wood put real hours on their chimneys every winter, and NFPA 211 calls for an inspection at least once a year. For a stove used daily, that inspection usually comes with a sweep. The older homes sit in the village cores, Neshanic, Flagtown, Belle Mead, South Branch and Blackwells Mills, where the chimney is more likely to be real 19th century masonry.
Neighborhoods on our route in Hillsborough Township
- Amwell
- Belle Mead
- Blackwells Mills
- Clover Hill
- Flagtown
- Higgins Mills
- Hillsborough
- Neshanic
- Pleasant View
- Royce Valley
- South Branch
- Woods Tavern
- Zion
Services we offer in Hillsborough Township
- 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 Hillsborough Township homeowners ask us
We burn wood every day in winter. How often should we book?
At least one inspection a year, ideally before the season starts, with a sweep whenever creosote has built up. Heavy use can mean a second sweep mid-season.
Water drips into our fireplace when it rains. What causes it?
On a factory-built fireplace the chase cover is the usual suspect. Once it rusts or sags, rain collects and runs down into the firebox. A new cover with a slope and a proper collar usually fixes it.
We plan to switch from oil to gas. When should the chimney be checked?
Before the new equipment goes in. The installer has to verify the flue suits the new appliance, and a cleaned, inspected flue makes that straightforward.
Do you cover Belle Mead and Neshanic?
Yes, along with the rest of the township.
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