IrvingtonEssex County, NJYour Local Irvington Chimney Pros
Chimney sweeping, inspections, repairs and rebuilds for homes in Irvington, Essex County, from our family-owned, licensed and insured crew with 15+ years of experience.
About Irvington
Irvington is a township in Essex County; the area was called Camptown until the mid-1800s, when it was renamed for Washington Irving.
Olympic Park, a 40-acre amusement park on the Maplewood border with its main gate on Chancellor Avenue, operated from 1887 to 1965.
Census estimates for 2020 to 2024 put the median year built of housing in Irvington at 1960, with about 24% of housing units built before 1940.
Utility gas heats about 69% of occupied homes in Irvington and electricity about 21%.
We serve Irvington homes in ZIP code 07111.
What This Means for Your Irvington 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?
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?
For the bigger picture, read our local guide: Chimney Care in Essex County, NJ: What Local Homeowners Should Know
Why Irvington 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 Irvington
- Chimney Sweeping in IrvingtonCreosote out, draft back, ready for the next fire.Learn more
- Chimney Inspection in IrvingtonKnow it is safe before you light it.Learn more
- Chimney Repair in IrvingtonCracks, loose brick and failed mortar, fixed.Learn more
- Chimney Rebuild in IrvingtonDown to sound masonry, built back right.Learn more
- Caps & Crowns in IrvingtonKeep rain, birds and animals out.Learn more
- Chimney Liners in IrvingtonSized for your fireplace, stove or boiler.Learn more
- Masonry & Tuckpointing in IrvingtonFresh mortar joints that keep water out.Learn more
- Leak Repair in IrvingtonWe trace the water and fix the cause.Learn more
- Fireplace Repair in IrvingtonFirebox, damper and draft problems solved.Learn more
- Dryer Vent Cleaning in IrvingtonLint out, faster and safer drying.Learn more
Nearby Areas We Serve in Essex County
By the numbers
What Irvington’s Weather and Homes Mean for Your Chimney
- 1959
- Median year Irvington homes were built
- 26.3%
- Of Irvington homes built before 1940
- 118
- Nights a year at or below freezing
- 21.4°F
- Average January low
- 48.6 in
- Rain and melted snow a year
Half of the homes in Irvington were built before 1959, and 26.3% 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 118 freezing nights a year in Essex 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, Essex Fells Service Bldg station; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates (Irvington township, Essex 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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