Chimney repair and sweeping in Edison, NJ
Edison is the postwar suburb among the Middlesex towns we cover. Seventy-one percent of its housing went up between 1950 and 1989, and 60.6 percent is single-family today. It also has the highest share of gas heat we see in the county, 83.2 percent, alongside garden apartment complexes that hold close to a third of the township's homes.
In brief
We sweep, inspect and repair chimneys throughout Edison, in 1950s houses and newer builds, and we clean the ducts and dryer vents in the furnace rooms that go with them.
What we run into in Edison
Edison is simpler to read than its two Middlesex neighbors. Seventy-one percent of its homes were built from 1950 to 1989, when a typical single-family house got one interior chimney for one furnace, often oil at first. Today 83.2 percent of households heat with gas, while 865 still burn oil through a chimney or liner made for that fuel. With 60.6 percent of the housing single-family, most Edison calls are one house with one flue. The exception is the roughly thirty percent of units in buildings of five or more, the garden apartment complexes found all over the township, where venting is more often centralized or mechanical. The township's construction code office at the Municipal Complex issues permits for fuel tank and fireplace work.
Places we drive to in Edison
- Menlo Park
- Stelton
- Clara Barton
- Oak Tree
- North Edison
- Bonhamtown
Services we bring to Edison
- Chimney sweepCamera check first, then brushes and a HEPA vacuum
- Chimney inspectionsLevel 1 or Level 2, written up after the visit
- Chimney repairsCrown, cap, flashing and liner repairs that stop leaks
- Fireplaces and stovesDampers, gaskets, glass doors and pilot lights
- Dryer ventsLint pulled out of the full run, wall cap included
- Duct cleaningAn honest look first, then cleaning if it helps
- Duct repairCrushed, torn or sagging runs fixed or replaced
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Edison homeowners ask
How old is a typical Edison home, and why does it matter?
Most were built between 1950 and 1989. Houses from that time usually got one interior chimney for one furnace, often oil at first, so we check whether that chimney still suits the appliance running today.
Is Edison mostly single-family?
Yes. 60.6 percent of homes are single-family, detached or attached, so most calls are one house with one chimney. Garden apartment complexes make up most of the rest.
We converted from oil to gas years ago. Should we worry?
It is worth a check if nobody looked at the flue during the switch. A chimney built for oil can be too large for a modern gas furnace, which keeps the exhaust cool enough to condense inside the flue.
Do you clean dryer vents in the garden apartments?
Yes. We work with owners and property managers on the dryer vents and ducts in those buildings as well as in single-family homes.
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