Throggs NeckThe Bronx, NYYour Local Throggs Neck Chimney Pros
Chimney sweeping, inspections, repairs and rebuilds for homes in Throggs Neck, The Bronx, from our family-owned, licensed and insured crew with 15+ years of experience.
About Throggs Neck
Throggs Neck is in Bronx Community District 10 and ZIP code 10465.
In the 1920s most of the large estates on Throggs Neck were broken up into smaller row homes and tightly packed bungalow lots.
Silver Beach Gardens started as a summer colony of bungalows that were later converted for year-round living, and Edgewater Park grew from a church youth campsite into a bungalow colony.
Fort Schuyler, built from 1833 to 1856, has housed the SUNY Maritime College campus since the fort closed as a military post in 1932.
We serve Throggs Neck homes in ZIP code 10465.
What This Means for Your Throggs Neck 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 The Bronx, NY: What Local Homeowners Should Know
Why Throggs Neck 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 Throggs Neck
- Chimney Sweeping in Throggs NeckCreosote out, draft back, ready for the next fire.Learn more
- Chimney Inspection in Throggs NeckKnow it is safe before you light it.Learn more
- Chimney Repair in Throggs NeckCracks, loose brick and failed mortar, fixed.Learn more
- Chimney Rebuild in Throggs NeckDown to sound masonry, built back right.Learn more
- Caps & Crowns in Throggs NeckKeep rain, birds and animals out.Learn more
- Chimney Liners in Throggs NeckSized for your fireplace, stove or boiler.Learn more
- Masonry & Tuckpointing in Throggs NeckFresh mortar joints that keep water out.Learn more
- Leak Repair in Throggs NeckWe trace the water and fix the cause.Learn more
- Fireplace Repair in Throggs NeckFirebox, damper and draft problems solved.Learn more
- Dryer Vent Cleaning in Throggs NeckLint out, faster and safer drying.Learn more
Nearby Areas We Serve in The Bronx
By the numbers
What Throggs Neck’s Weather and Homes Mean for Your Chimney
- 1954
- Median year homes were built, Bronx County
- 34.3%
- Of homes built before 1940
- 67
- Nights a year at or below freezing
- 27.3°F
- Average January low
- 49.9 in
- Rain and melted snow a year
Throggs Neck is part of Bronx County, where half of all homes were built before 1954 and 34.3% date from before 1940. About 67 nights a year drop to freezing here, so a crown crack or loose flashing in Throggs Neck rarely stays small for long. With 49.9 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, Bronx station; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates (Bronx 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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