RoxboroughPhiladelphia, PAYour Local Roxborough Chimney Pros
Chimney sweeping, inspections, repairs and rebuilds for homes in Roxborough, Philadelphia, from our family-owned, licensed and insured crew with 15+ years of experience.
About Roxborough
Lower Roxborough is largely row homes and other houses from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
In Upper Roxborough most building happened after 1950, giving it a suburban feel with bigger lawns and garages.
Ridge Avenue, once a Native American trail, is one of the oldest roads through the neighborhood.
Roxborough includes the historic district Upper Roxborough 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 Roxborough homes in ZIP code 19128.
What This Means for Your Roxborough Chimney
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 Philadelphia, PA: What Local Homeowners Should Know
Why Roxborough 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 Roxborough
- Chimney Sweeping in RoxboroughCreosote out, draft back, ready for the next fire.Learn more
- Chimney Inspection in RoxboroughKnow it is safe before you light it.Learn more
- Chimney Repair in RoxboroughCracks, loose brick and failed mortar, fixed.Learn more
- Chimney Rebuild in RoxboroughDown to sound masonry, built back right.Learn more
- Caps & Crowns in RoxboroughKeep rain, birds and animals out.Learn more
- Chimney Liners in RoxboroughSized for your fireplace, stove or boiler.Learn more
- Masonry & Tuckpointing in RoxboroughFresh mortar joints that keep water out.Learn more
- Leak Repair in RoxboroughWe trace the water and fix the cause.Learn more
- Fireplace Repair in RoxboroughFirebox, damper and draft problems solved.Learn more
- Dryer Vent Cleaning in RoxboroughLint out, faster and safer drying.Learn more
Nearby Areas We Serve in Philadelphia
By the numbers
What Roxborough’s Weather and Homes Mean for Your Chimney
- 1949
- Median year homes were built, Philadelphia County
- 39.9%
- Of homes built before 1940
- 62
- Nights a year at or below freezing
- 27.8°F
- Average January low
- 16.1 in
- Snow in an average year
- 50.7 in
- Rain and melted snow a year
Roxborough is part of Philadelphia County, where half of all homes were built before 1949 and 39.9% date from before 1940. About 62 nights a year drop to freezing here, so a crown crack or loose flashing in Roxborough rarely stays small for long. With 50.7 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, Phila Franklin Inst station; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates (Philadelphia 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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