Union CityHudson County, NJYour Local Union City Chimney Pros
Chimney sweeping, inspections, repairs and rebuilds for homes in Union City, Hudson County, from our family-owned, licensed and insured crew with 15+ years of experience.
About Union City
Union City is a Hudson County city formed in 1925 by merging Union Hill and West Hoboken.
The city has long been made up largely of brownstones, two-family homes and locally owned businesses.
Census estimates for 2020 to 2024 put the median year built of housing in Union City at 1961, with about 32% of housing units built before 1940.
Utility gas heats about 71% of occupied homes in Union City and electricity about 19%.
We serve Union City homes in ZIP code 07087.
What This Means for Your Union City 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?
Shared walls and party chimneys
Attached houses often share a chimney stack with the neighbor, with one flue per home. Smoke or water from next door, a blocked shared cap or a leaning stack affects both houses, so we check the whole stack and every flue before we plan a repair. Read: How Does Repair Work on a Shared 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?
For the bigger picture, read our local guide: Chimney Care in Hudson County, NJ: What Local Homeowners Should Know
Why Union City 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 Union City
- Chimney Sweeping in Union CityCreosote out, draft back, ready for the next fire.Learn more
- Chimney Inspection in Union CityKnow it is safe before you light it.Learn more
- Chimney Repair in Union CityCracks, loose brick and failed mortar, fixed.Learn more
- Chimney Rebuild in Union CityDown to sound masonry, built back right.Learn more
- Caps & Crowns in Union CityKeep rain, birds and animals out.Learn more
- Chimney Liners in Union CitySized for your fireplace, stove or boiler.Learn more
- Masonry & Tuckpointing in Union CityFresh mortar joints that keep water out.Learn more
- Leak Repair in Union CityWe trace the water and fix the cause.Learn more
- Fireplace Repair in Union CityFirebox, damper and draft problems solved.Learn more
- Dryer Vent Cleaning in Union CityLint out, faster and safer drying.Learn more
Nearby Areas We Serve in Hudson County
By the numbers
What Union City’s Weather and Homes Mean for Your Chimney
- 1958
- Median year Union City homes were built
- 33.2%
- Of Union City homes built before 1940
- 83
- Nights a year at or below freezing
- 24.9°F
- Average January low
- 28.2 in
- Snow in an average year
- 50.4 in
- Rain and melted snow a year
Half of the homes in Union City were built before 1958, and 33.2% date from before 1940, so many chimneys here still run on original clay tile or unlined brick, and mortar joints that old need repointing on a schedule. With about 83 freezing nights a year in Hudson 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, Harrison station; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates (Union City city, Hudson 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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