Fort LeeBergen County, NJYour Local Fort Lee Chimney Pros
Chimney sweeping, inspections, repairs and rebuilds for homes in Fort Lee, Bergen County, from our family-owned, licensed and insured crew with 15+ years of experience.
About Fort Lee
Fort Lee is a Bergen County borough on top of the Hudson Palisades, facing Upper Manhattan's Washington Heights.
High-rise apartment buildings put up since the 1960s and 1970s have greatly raised the borough's housing density.
Census estimates for 2020 to 2024 put the median year built of housing in Fort Lee at 1971; the largest share, about 20%, was built in the 1960s.
Utility gas heats about 59% of occupied homes in Fort Lee and electricity about 32%.
We serve Fort Lee homes in ZIP code 07024.
What This Means for Your Fort Lee Chimney
Gas boilers and water heaters
Gas appliances burn cleaner than oil, but their exhaust is wet. In an old masonry flue that water condenses, breaks down mortar and flue tiles, and shows up as white staining or crumbling brick. A liner made for gas protects the chimney. Read: Does a Gas Water Heater Need a Chimney Liner?
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 Bergen County, NJ: What Local Homeowners Should Know
Why Fort Lee 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 Fort Lee
- Chimney Sweeping in Fort LeeCreosote out, draft back, ready for the next fire.Learn more
- Chimney Inspection in Fort LeeKnow it is safe before you light it.Learn more
- Chimney Repair in Fort LeeCracks, loose brick and failed mortar, fixed.Learn more
- Chimney Rebuild in Fort LeeDown to sound masonry, built back right.Learn more
- Caps & Crowns in Fort LeeKeep rain, birds and animals out.Learn more
- Chimney Liners in Fort LeeSized for your fireplace, stove or boiler.Learn more
- Masonry & Tuckpointing in Fort LeeFresh mortar joints that keep water out.Learn more
- Leak Repair in Fort LeeWe trace the water and fix the cause.Learn more
- Fireplace Repair in Fort LeeFirebox, damper and draft problems solved.Learn more
- Dryer Vent Cleaning in Fort LeeLint out, faster and safer drying.Learn more
By the numbers
What Fort Lee’s Weather and Homes Mean for Your Chimney
- 1970
- Median year Fort Lee homes were built
- 5.2%
- Of Fort Lee homes built before 1940
- 89
- Nights a year at or below freezing
- 25.7°F
- Average January low
- 46.3 in
- Rain and melted snow a year
Half of the homes in Fort Lee were built before 1970, and 5.2% 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 89 freezing nights a year in Bergen 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, Teterboro Ap station; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates (Fort Lee borough, Bergen County, New Jersey). NOAA data · Census data
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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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