Washington HeightsManhattan, NYYour Local Washington Heights Chimney Pros
Chimney sweeping, inspections, repairs and rebuilds for homes in Washington Heights, Manhattan, from our family-owned, licensed and insured crew with 15+ years of experience.
About Washington Heights
Washington Heights is in Manhattan Community District 12 and spans ZIP codes 10032, 10033 and 10040.
The first homes in Washington Heights were row houses and wood-frame houses built in the late 1800s in the southern part, near Amsterdam Avenue; much of the later housing came from a 1920s building boom.
The Morris-Jumel Mansion, Manhattan's oldest surviving house, stands in the Jumel Terrace Historic District between 160th and 162nd Streets.
Parts of Washington Heights are in landmark districts (Jumel Terrace Historic District, Audubon Park Historic District, Washington Heights-Dominican Cultural Historic District). Exterior masonry work on a landmarked building can need approval from the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, so we check your address before the work is planned.
We serve Washington Heights homes in ZIP codes 10032, 10033, 10040.
What This Means for Your Washington Heights 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?
For the bigger picture, read our local guide: Chimney Care in Manhattan, NY: What Local Homeowners Should Know
Why Washington Heights 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 Washington Heights
- Chimney Sweeping in Washington HeightsCreosote out, draft back, ready for the next fire.Learn more
- Chimney Inspection in Washington HeightsKnow it is safe before you light it.Learn more
- Chimney Repair in Washington HeightsCracks, loose brick and failed mortar, fixed.Learn more
- Chimney Rebuild in Washington HeightsDown to sound masonry, built back right.Learn more
- Caps & Crowns in Washington HeightsKeep rain, birds and animals out.Learn more
- Chimney Liners in Washington HeightsSized for your fireplace, stove or boiler.Learn more
- Masonry & Tuckpointing in Washington HeightsFresh mortar joints that keep water out.Learn more
- Leak Repair in Washington HeightsWe trace the water and fix the cause.Learn more
- Fireplace Repair in Washington HeightsFirebox, damper and draft problems solved.Learn more
- Dryer Vent Cleaning in Washington HeightsLint out, faster and safer drying.Learn more
Nearby Areas We Serve in Manhattan
By the numbers
What Washington Heights’s Weather and Homes Mean for Your Chimney
- 1951
- Median year homes were built, New York County
- 42.7%
- Of homes built before 1940
- 67
- Nights a year at or below freezing
- 27.9°F
- Average January low
- 29.8 in
- Snow in an average year
- 49.5 in
- Rain and melted snow a year
Washington Heights is part of New York County, where half of all homes were built before 1951 and 42.7% date from before 1940. About 67 nights a year drop to freezing here, so a crown crack or loose flashing in Washington Heights rarely stays small for long. With 49.5 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, New York Cntrl Pk Twr station; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates (New York 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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