Chimney Sweeping, Essex CountyYour Local Chimney Sweeping Pros in Essex County, NJ
Plenty of Essex County homes still burn oil, and that is the first reason to keep a sweep on the calendar. Oil leaves soot and acidic scale in a masonry flue, and in Maplewood about one home in ten still heats that way. Wood fireplaces add creosote on top of that. Our local crew in Essex County sweeps the flue, clears the smoke shelf and checks the damper, then tells you plainly what we found and whether anything else needs attention before the heating season starts.
Essex County, NJ
Chimney Sweeping for Essex County Homes
Maplewood still has about 10% of its occupied homes on fuel oil, one of the higher shares in the county. An oil boiler coats the flue with soot that narrows it and holds moisture, so those chimneys should be swept when the deposits build, not only when a problem shows.
In the 1920s large houses went up around the Orange Lawn Tennis Club in South Orange, and houses of that size often carry several flues. We sweep each flue that is in use and look at the ones that have sat idle, since birds and debris collect in them too.
We sweep chimneys across Essex County, including Maplewood, South Orange, Montclair, West Orange and Millburn.
When to Call Us
- Smoke rolls into the room when the fire starts
- A strong campfire smell on humid days
- Black flakes falling into the firebox
- You do not remember the last sweep
- You bought a house with a fireplace you have never used
How the Job Goes
- We protect the room
Drop cloths go down from the door to the hearth and the opening is sealed before any brush goes in.
- We clean the whole system
Firebox, damper, smoke shelf, smoke chamber and flue, with rods and brushes sized to your flue.
- We look while we clean
We check the damper, the flue joints and the crown and cap, and tell you plainly what we found.
- You get it in writing
If anything needs repair, you get a free written estimate before any work starts.
Chimney Sweeping Questions in Essex County
How often should an oil-heated home in Maplewood or Montclair have the chimney swept?
My South Orange house has several fireplaces but we only use one. Do the others need sweeping?
How often should a chimney be swept?
More about chimney sweeping, or see all our work in Essex County.
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Any chimney service. Mention it when you call or book online.
Simple from the first call
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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