ElizabethUnion County, NJYour Local Elizabeth Chimney Pros
Chimney sweeping, inspections, repairs and rebuilds for homes in Elizabeth, Union County, from our family-owned, licensed and insured crew with 15+ years of experience.
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth is the county seat of Union County and the fourth most populous city in New Jersey.
Elizabethport, the city's oldest neighborhood, mixes older houses, colonial-style homes and apartment buildings east of 7th Street out to the shore.
Census estimates for 2020 to 2024 put the median year built of housing in Elizabeth at 1957, with about 27% of housing units built before 1940.
Utility gas heats about 86% of occupied homes in Elizabeth and electricity about 10%.
Elizabeth includes the historic districts Belcher-Ogden Mansion, Benjamin Price House, and Price-Brittan House Historic District, Mid-Town 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 Elizabeth homes in ZIP codes 07201, 07202, 07206, 07207, 07208.
What This Means for Your Elizabeth 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?
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 Union County, NJ: What Local Homeowners Should Know
Why Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth
- Chimney Sweeping in ElizabethCreosote out, draft back, ready for the next fire.Learn more
- Chimney Inspection in ElizabethKnow it is safe before you light it.Learn more
- Chimney Repair in ElizabethCracks, loose brick and failed mortar, fixed.Learn more
- Chimney Rebuild in ElizabethDown to sound masonry, built back right.Learn more
- Caps & Crowns in ElizabethKeep rain, birds and animals out.Learn more
- Chimney Liners in ElizabethSized for your fireplace, stove or boiler.Learn more
- Masonry & Tuckpointing in ElizabethFresh mortar joints that keep water out.Learn more
- Leak Repair in ElizabethWe trace the water and fix the cause.Learn more
- Fireplace Repair in ElizabethFirebox, damper and draft problems solved.Learn more
- Dryer Vent Cleaning in ElizabethLint out, faster and safer drying.Learn more
Nearby Areas We Serve in Union County
By the numbers
What Elizabeth’s Weather and Homes Mean for Your Chimney
- 1955
- Median year Elizabeth homes were built
- 27.5%
- Of Elizabeth homes built before 1940
- 111
- Nights a year at or below freezing
- 25.1°F
- Average January low
- 26.3 in
- Snow in an average year
- 50.4 in
- Rain and melted snow a year
Half of the homes in Elizabeth were built before 1955, and 27.5% 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 111 freezing nights a year in Union 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, Cranford station; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates (Elizabeth city, Union 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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