Chimney and dryer vent service in Elizabeth, NJ
The most common home in Elizabeth is an apartment in a two-family building, and those buildings hold almost a third of the city's housing. More than half of Elizabeth's homes were built before 1960, and about three households in four rent.
In brief
We inspect and repair chimneys, fit liners and clean dryer vents and air ducts in Elmora, Bayway, Peterstown, Midtown, North Elizabeth and Frog Hollow, working with owners and tenants alike.
Two-family houses and shared chimneys
In a two-family Elizabeth house, one chimney can serve both floors, with a flue for each apartment's heating appliance and sometimes one for a water heater. Buildings this old often started out on coal or oil and now burn gas, which can leave a flue far larger than the gas appliance needs, the setup for condensation and failing mortar inside. With most homes rented, the chimney and the dryer vents are usually the owner's responsibility, so we work with landlords to inspect every flue in a building and leave a clear record of what we found. The city has also seen serious flooding, and during Ida in 2021 the Elizabeth River reached a record height at Ursino Lake. After a flood we check the base of the chimney, the cleanout and the connectors for silt and corrosion.
Neighborhoods on our route in Elizabeth
- Bayway
- Elmora
- Frog Hollow
- Midtown
- North Elizabeth
- Peterstown
Services we offer in Elizabeth
- 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 Elizabeth homeowners ask us
I own a two-family house in Elizabeth. Do you inspect both units' flues?
Yes. We trace each flue to its appliance, clean and inspect each one and give you one report for the whole chimney.
I rent my apartment. Who should book the chimney or dryer vent service?
Usually the landlord, who is normally responsible for the building's venting. If you notice smoke, soot or a dryer that takes two cycles, let your landlord know, and they can call us.
Our basement flooded during a storm. Should the chimney be checked?
Yes, along with the appliances. Floodwater can leave silt at the base of the flue and corrode the connector and the cleanout door.
Do you work in Elmora and Bayway?
Yes, and in every other Elizabeth neighborhood.
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