BearNew Castle County, DEYour Local Bear Chimney Pros
Chimney sweeping, inspections, repairs and rebuilds for homes in Bear, New Castle County, from our family-owned, licensed and insured crew with 15+ years of experience.
About Bear
Bear was a small farming crossroads until the late 1980s and 1990s, when large housing developments and shopping centers went up along U.S. Route 40.
Bear sits where U.S. Route 40 meets Delaware Route 7.
White Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
What This Means for Your Bear Chimney
Postwar homes and their chimneys
Homes built in the postwar decades often have a brick chimney with a mortar crown that was never meant to last. After decades of winters, crowns crack, caps go missing and flashing lets water in. These are quick, affordable fixes when caught early. Read: What Should You Do About a Cracked Chimney Crown?
For the bigger picture, read our local guide: Chimney Care in New Castle County, DE: What Homeowners Should Know
Why Bear Homeowners Call Us
- Family-owned, with our own crew and 15+ years of experience
- Licensed & insured
- Free written estimates before any work
- Upfront pricing, no hidden fees
Chimney Services in Bear
- Chimney Sweeping in BearCreosote out, draft back, ready for the next fire.Learn more
- Chimney Inspection in BearKnow it is safe before you light it.Learn more
- Chimney Repair in BearCracks, loose brick and failed mortar, fixed.Learn more
- Chimney Rebuild in BearDown to sound masonry, built back right.Learn more
- Caps & Crowns in BearKeep rain, birds and animals out.Learn more
- Chimney Liners in BearSized for your fireplace, stove or boiler.Learn more
- Masonry & Tuckpointing in BearFresh mortar joints that keep water out.Learn more
- Leak Repair in BearWe trace the water and fix the cause.Learn more
- Fireplace Repair in BearFirebox, damper and draft problems solved.Learn more
- Dryer Vent Cleaning in BearLint out, faster and safer drying.Learn more
Nearby Areas We Serve in New Castle County
By the numbers
What Bear’s Weather and Homes Mean for Your Chimney
- 1996
- Median year Bear homes were built
- 0.7%
- Of Bear homes built before 1940
- 92
- Nights a year at or below freezing
- 25.6°F
- Average January low
- 20.2 in
- Snow in an average year
- 45.3 in
- Rain and melted snow a year
Half of the homes in Bear were built before 1996, and 0.7% date from before 1940, so a good share of chimneys here were built to older standards, with clay tile liners and crowns that are now decades old. With about 92 freezing nights a year in New Castle County, water that gets into a crack freezes and widens it again and again, which is why we check the crown and flashing on every visit.
Sources: NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, Wilmington New Castle Co Ap station; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates (Bear CDP, Delaware). NOAA data · Census data
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Any chimney service. Mention it when you call or book online.
Simple from the first call
How It Works
- Your callCall, text or book online
Tell us what you see or smell. A real person from our team answers and sets a time that suits you.
- The visitFree chimney inspection
Our own crew arrives in a marked Pro 1 van, covers the floor and inspects the chimney from the firebox to the cap, free of charge.
- The estimateFree written estimate
We walk you through what we found, in plain words, and put any repair in writing before work starts.
- The workThe job, done right
We do the work, clean up the roof, the yard and the room, and walk you through the finished job.
Book before the holidays. Fireplaces get their heaviest use from Thanksgiving to New Year. A free inspection now catches nests, creosote and cracked flue tiles before the first big fire and the family gatherings.
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