AllentownLehigh County, PAYour Local Allentown Chimney Pros
Chimney sweeping, inspections, repairs and rebuilds for homes in Allentown, Lehigh County, from our family-owned, licensed and insured crew with 15+ years of experience.
About Allentown
Center City neighborhoods have Victorian and terraced rowhouses, and West Park is mostly Victorian and Craftsman-style homes.
Houses on the West End's tree-lined streets were built mostly between the 1920s and 1940s.
The East and South Sides are mostly single and twin homes from the 1940s to the 1960s, with some older Victorian houses.
During the Revolutionary War the Liberty Bell was hidden in the basement of Zion Reformed Church at 622 Hamilton Street.
Allentown includes the historic districts Old Allentown, Old Fairgrounds, West Park. Older brick chimneys there often need matched brick and mortar, so we look at the house before we plan the work.
What This Means for Your Allentown 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?
Postwar homes and their chimneys
Homes built in the postwar decades often have a brick chimney with a mortar crown that was never meant to last. After decades of winters, crowns crack, caps go missing and flashing lets water in. These are quick, affordable fixes when caught early. Read: What Should You Do About a Cracked Chimney Crown?
For the bigger picture, read our local guide: Chimney Care in Lehigh County, PA: What Local Homeowners Should Know
Why Allentown 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 Allentown
- Chimney Sweeping in AllentownCreosote out, draft back, ready for the next fire.Learn more
- Chimney Inspection in AllentownKnow it is safe before you light it.Learn more
- Chimney Repair in AllentownCracks, loose brick and failed mortar, fixed.Learn more
- Chimney Rebuild in AllentownDown to sound masonry, built back right.Learn more
- Caps & Crowns in AllentownKeep rain, birds and animals out.Learn more
- Chimney Liners in AllentownSized for your fireplace, stove or boiler.Learn more
- Masonry & Tuckpointing in AllentownFresh mortar joints that keep water out.Learn more
- Leak Repair in AllentownWe trace the water and fix the cause.Learn more
- Fireplace Repair in AllentownFirebox, damper and draft problems solved.Learn more
- Dryer Vent Cleaning in AllentownLint out, faster and safer drying.Learn more
Nearby Areas We Serve in Lehigh County
By the numbers
What Allentown’s Weather and Homes Mean for Your Chimney
- 1951
- Median year Allentown homes were built
- 39.6%
- Of Allentown homes built before 1940
- 118
- Nights a year at or below freezing
- 21.8°F
- Average January low
- 33.1 in
- Snow in an average year
- 47.4 in
- Rain and melted snow a year
Half of the homes in Allentown were built before 1951, and 39.6% date from before 1940, so many chimneys here still run on original clay tile or unlined brick, and mortar joints that old need repointing on a schedule. With about 118 freezing nights a year in Lehigh 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, Allentown Intl Ap station; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates (Allentown city, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania). 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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