Cape MayCape May County, NJYour Local Cape May Chimney Pros
Chimney sweeping, inspections, repairs and rebuilds for homes in Cape May, Cape May County, from our family-owned, licensed and insured crew with 15+ years of experience.
About Cape May
Cape May is a city in Cape May County with ZIP code 08204.
In 1976 the city, apart from the Coast Guard Training Center, was named a National Historic Landmark as the Cape May Historic District for its concentration of Victorian architecture.
Homes rebuilt after an 1878 fire destroyed 30 blocks of the town center were almost all Victorian in style, and Cape May has the second-largest collection of Victorian houses in the country after San Francisco.
Local historic sites include the 1879 Emlen Physick Estate, the Cape May Lighthouse and the World War II Lookout Tower.
Cape May includes the historic district Cape May Historic District. Older brick chimneys there often need matched brick and mortar, so we look at the house before we plan the work.
We serve Cape May homes in ZIP code 08204.
What This Means for Your Cape May Chimney
Older homes, older flues
Where homes date from before the 1940s, chimneys often have clay tile flues, soft lime mortar or no liner at all, and decades of freeze and thaw open the joints. A yearly inspection catches cracked tiles and failing mortar while the fix is still small. Read: What Is a Clay Flue Liner?
Wind, rain and salt air
Near open water, wind drives rain sideways into the chimney and salt air corrodes metal caps and flashing faster. A sturdy cap and sound flashing keep water out of the flue and the masonry. Read: Does My Chimney Need a Cap?
For the bigger picture, read our local guide: Chimney Care in Cape May County, NJ: What Homeowners Should Know
Why Cape May 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 Cape May
- Chimney Sweeping in Cape MayCreosote out, draft back, ready for the next fire.Learn more
- Chimney Inspection in Cape MayKnow it is safe before you light it.Learn more
- Chimney Repair in Cape MayCracks, loose brick and failed mortar, fixed.Learn more
- Chimney Rebuild in Cape MayDown to sound masonry, built back right.Learn more
- Caps & Crowns in Cape MayKeep rain, birds and animals out.Learn more
- Chimney Liners in Cape MaySized for your fireplace, stove or boiler.Learn more
- Masonry & Tuckpointing in Cape MayFresh mortar joints that keep water out.Learn more
- Leak Repair in Cape MayWe trace the water and fix the cause.Learn more
- Fireplace Repair in Cape MayFirebox, damper and draft problems solved.Learn more
- Dryer Vent Cleaning in Cape MayLint out, faster and safer drying.Learn more
Nearby Areas We Serve in Cape May County
By the numbers
What Cape May’s Weather and Homes Mean for Your Chimney
- 1971
- Median year Cape May homes were built
- 29.5%
- Of Cape May homes built before 1940
- 72
- Nights a year at or below freezing
- 28.5°F
- Average January low
- 14.8 in
- Snow in an average year
- 43.8 in
- Rain and melted snow a year
Half of the homes in Cape May were built before 1971, and 29.5% 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 72 freezing nights a year in Cape May 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, Cape May 2 Nw station; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates (Cape May city, Cape May 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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