Fireplace Repair, Essex CountyYour Local Fireplace Repair Crew in Essex County, NJ
A fireplace that sat cold for years in an Essex County house is not always ready to use again. Firebrick cracks, mortar joints in the firebox open up, dampers rust shut and the smoke chamber behind them can be rough and crumbling. Any of those can let heat reach the framing or push smoke back into the room. Our crew rebuilds fireboxes with firebrick and refractory mortar, replaces or adds dampers, and parges smoke chambers, so the fireplace draws well and burns safely when you want a fire.
Essex County, NJ
Fireplace Repair for Essex County Homes
In West Orange's Hutton Park and Gregory neighborhoods, Victorian, Jazz Age and Tudor houses stand beside postwar homes. Fireplaces in the older houses were built for regular wood fires and often have worn firebrick and a rusted cast-iron damper, which we repair or replace with a top-sealing damper.
Livingston saw many housing developments after World War II, and its population peaked at more than 30,000 in 1970. Fireplaces from that building wave are now decades old, and a smoky fireplace there usually traces to a worn damper, an open firebox joint or a cracked smoke chamber.
We repair fireplaces in West Orange, Livingston, Millburn, Montclair and Maplewood.
When to Call Us
- Cracked or missing firebrick
- A damper that will not open or close
- Smoke coming into the room
- Gaps in the firebox mortar
- A fireplace you are afraid to use
How the Job Goes
- Check the firebox
Brick, mortar, damper, smoke shelf and smoke chamber.
- Written estimate
You get the options in writing before any work.
- Repair
New firebrick and refractory mortar, a new damper or a top-sealing damper.
- Test the draft
We confirm the fireplace drafts before we hand it back.
Fireplace Repair Questions in Essex County
Our fireplace smokes into the room when we light it. What should we check?
Can a cracked firebox in an older West Orange house be repaired, or does it need to be rebuilt?
Why does my fireplace smoke?
More about fireplace repair, or see all our work in Essex County.
Limited time offer
$500 OFF
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.
Book My Free InspectionFree Estimate in Essex County
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