Chimney repair and sweeping in New Brunswick, NJ
New Brunswick is the densest of the Middlesex cities we cover. A quarter of its housing predates 1939, and seven in ten homes sit in a building with at least one other unit. It also has the lowest share of gas heat of the three and the highest share of electric heat, next to a newer slice of downtown built since 2010.
In brief
We sweep, inspect and repair chimneys throughout New Brunswick, in older two-family blocks and downtown apartment buildings, and we clean the ducts and dryer vents that come with a densely built city.
What we run into in New Brunswick
In New Brunswick the type of building shapes the job more than its age. Forty-five percent of the housing predates 1960 and a quarter goes back to 1939 or earlier, when coal or oil was the fuel a chimney was designed around. Yet this is also the most multi-unit of the three cities we serve in Middlesex. Seventy-one percent of homes are in buildings of two units or more, and one in five is in a building of fifty or more. A call here often means a shared or building-wide vent system, and some large apartment buildings have no working heating flue at all, since 34.0 percent of households heat with electricity. Before we assume a chimney carries a building's heat, we check what it is actually connected to. The Construction Department on Kirkpatrick Street wants four copies of every permit application, which matters when a fireplace or fuel tank job needs one.
Places we drive to in New Brunswick
- the Fifth Ward
- the Sixth Ward
- Edgebrook
- Lincoln Gardens
- Douglass
Services we bring to New Brunswick
- 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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New Brunswick homeowners ask
How old is New Brunswick's housing, and does it matter for the chimney?
Forty-five percent predates 1960 and a quarter predates 1939, built when coal or oil was the expected fuel. We check the chimney against whatever appliance is connected to it today.
Is New Brunswick mostly apartments?
Mostly multi-unit, yes. Seventy-one percent of homes are in buildings of two or more units, so much of our work here is shared venting that serves several households.
Does the city ask for anything unusual on a permit?
One thing worth knowing. The Construction Department on Kirkpatrick Street asks for four copies of the standard New Jersey permit application. We take care of that paperwork when a job needs a permit.
Do you work on rentals near the university and downtown?
Yes. Rental buildings and downtown apartments are a big part of our New Brunswick work, and we sweep, inspect and repair the same way there, along with duct and dryer vent cleaning.
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