RoxburyMorris County, NJYour Local Roxbury Chimney Pros
Chimney sweeping, inspections, repairs and rebuilds for homes in Roxbury, Morris County, from our family-owned, licensed and insured crew with 15+ years of experience.
About Roxbury
Roxbury is a township in western Morris County formed in 1740, one of the state's original 104 townships of 1798.
Port Morris was the starting point of the Lackawanna Cut-Off, a railroad line built from 1908 to 1911.
Census estimates for 2020 to 2024 put the median year built of housing in Roxbury at 1971, with about 12% of housing units built before 1940. The busiest building decade was the 1960s, with about 19%.
Utility gas heats about 60% of occupied homes in Roxbury and fuel oil about 28%.
Roxbury includes the historic district Ledgewood 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 Roxbury homes in ZIP codes 07852, 07876, 07847.
What This Means for Your Roxbury 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?
Oil heat and the chimney
Where a home heats with oil, the boiler sends soot and acidic exhaust up the masonry chimney all winter, so the flue needs regular cleaning, and an unlined or oversized flue often needs a stainless steel liner sized to the boiler. Read: How Often Should an Oil Boiler Chimney Be Cleaned?
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 Morris County, NJ: What Local Homeowners Should Know
Why Roxbury 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 Roxbury
- Chimney Sweeping in RoxburyCreosote out, draft back, ready for the next fire.Learn more
- Chimney Inspection in RoxburyKnow it is safe before you light it.Learn more
- Chimney Repair in RoxburyCracks, loose brick and failed mortar, fixed.Learn more
- Chimney Rebuild in RoxburyDown to sound masonry, built back right.Learn more
- Caps & Crowns in RoxburyKeep rain, birds and animals out.Learn more
- Chimney Liners in RoxburySized for your fireplace, stove or boiler.Learn more
- Masonry & Tuckpointing in RoxburyFresh mortar joints that keep water out.Learn more
- Leak Repair in RoxburyWe trace the water and fix the cause.Learn more
- Fireplace Repair in RoxburyFirebox, damper and draft problems solved.Learn more
- Dryer Vent Cleaning in RoxburyLint out, faster and safer drying.Learn more
Nearby Areas We Serve in Morris County
By the numbers
What Roxbury’s Weather and Homes Mean for Your Chimney
- 1971
- Median year Roxbury homes were built
- 11.4%
- Of Roxbury homes built before 1940
- 124
- Nights a year at or below freezing
- 20.6°F
- Average January low
- 49.2 in
- Rain and melted snow a year
Half of the homes in Roxbury were built before 1971, and 11.4% 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 124 freezing nights a year in Morris 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, Boonton 1 Se station; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates (Roxbury township, Morris 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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