KensingtonBrooklyn, NYYour Local Kensington Chimney Pros
Chimney sweeping, inspections, repairs and rebuilds for homes in Kensington, Brooklyn, from our family-owned, licensed and insured crew with 15+ years of experience.
About Kensington
Kensington's ZIP Code is 11218.
Much of present-day Kensington is in Brooklyn Community Board 12.
Housing types in Kensington include brick rowhouses, detached one-family Victorians, and apartment buildings.
Ocean Parkway bisects the neighborhood, and its main commercial streets are Coney Island Avenue, Church Avenue, Ditmas Avenue, and McDonald Avenue.
We serve Kensington homes in ZIP code 11218.
What This Means for Your Kensington 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?
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 Brooklyn, NY: What Local Homeowners Should Know
Why Kensington 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 Kensington
- Chimney Sweeping in KensingtonCreosote out, draft back, ready for the next fire.Learn more
- Chimney Inspection in KensingtonKnow it is safe before you light it.Learn more
- Chimney Repair in KensingtonCracks, loose brick and failed mortar, fixed.Learn more
- Chimney Rebuild in KensingtonDown to sound masonry, built back right.Learn more
- Caps & Crowns in KensingtonKeep rain, birds and animals out.Learn more
- Chimney Liners in KensingtonSized for your fireplace, stove or boiler.Learn more
- Masonry & Tuckpointing in KensingtonFresh mortar joints that keep water out.Learn more
- Leak Repair in KensingtonWe trace the water and fix the cause.Learn more
- Fireplace Repair in KensingtonFirebox, damper and draft problems solved.Learn more
- Dryer Vent Cleaning in KensingtonLint out, faster and safer drying.Learn more
Nearby Areas We Serve in Brooklyn
By the numbers
What Kensington’s Weather and Homes Mean for Your Chimney
- 1943
- Median year homes were built, Kings County
- 47.1%
- Of homes built before 1940
- 66
- Nights a year at or below freezing
- 27.5°F
- Average January low
- 24.5 in
- Snow in an average year
- 47.1 in
- Rain and melted snow a year
Kensington is part of Kings County, where half of all homes were built before 1943 and 47.1% date from before 1940. About 66 nights a year drop to freezing here, so a crown crack or loose flashing in Kensington rarely stays small for long. With 47.1 inches of rain and melted snow a year, a chimney cap and a sound crown are what keep water out of the flue.
Sources: NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, Ny Ave V Brooklyn station; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates (Kings County, New York). 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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