Chimney and vent service in Manville, NJ
Manville was incorporated in 1929 and named for the Johns-Manville plant, and nearly 2,000 of its homes went up between 1940 and 1959 to house the people who worked there. The borough sits where the Raritan and Millstone rivers meet, and the river's three highest recorded crests here have all come since 1999.
In brief
We sweep and inspect the modest brick chimneys of Manville's postwar homes, fit liners, check the venting of basement furnaces and water heaters and clean dryer vents and air ducts, from North and South Main Street to the Camplain Road corridor.
Short brick chimneys and basement appliances
A typical Manville home is a small postwar house with a modest brick chimney and a short flue, venting a gas furnace or boiler and a water heater set in the basement. Gas is nearly universal here, so the questions are liner size and condition, connector pipes and whether the water heater was left alone in a flue sized for more. Floods add another layer. A furnace, boiler or water heater that has stood in floodwater should be checked by a qualified technician before it runs again, and a flood can leave silt in the base of a chimney and damage the connector and the cleanout door. Factory-built fireplaces are rare in Manville, so the work is almost all masonry, liners and appliance venting.
Neighborhoods on our route in Manville
- Brooks Boulevard
- Camplain Road corridor
- Lost Valley
- North Main Street
- South Main Street
Services we offer in Manville
- 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 Manville homeowners ask us
Our basement flooded. Should the chimney be checked?
Yes, along with the appliances. Floodwater can leave silt and debris at the base of the flue and corrode the connector and the cleanout door. Have the furnace and water heater checked by a qualified technician before using them, and we will inspect the venting side.
We only have a gas furnace and water heater. Does the chimney need service?
It does. Gas exhaust is full of water vapor, and an old flue that is too large can collect condensation that damages the mortar. An inspection shows whether the liner fits the appliances you have now.
We are selling our Manville home. What do we need for the sale?
New Jersey requires a smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarm and fire extinguisher certificate before a sale, and with a gas appliance in the house the carbon monoxide alarms are required. A chimney inspection is not required by law, but buyers often ask for one.
Do you clean dryer vents in Manville?
Yes, the full run from the dryer to the outside hood.
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