Chimney repair and sweeping in Perth Amboy, NJ
Perth Amboy sits where the Raritan River meets Raritan Bay, and it has the oldest housing of the three Middlesex cities we serve. Half of it predates 1960. The city once made brick and terra cotta, and solid masonry runs deep in its older blocks, where 63 percent of homes are in buildings of two or more units.
In brief
We sweep, inspect and repair chimneys across Perth Amboy, from the waterfront to the inland neighborhoods, and we clean dryer vents and ducts in houses and multi-unit buildings.
What we run into in Perth Amboy
Perth Amboy has the oldest homes of the Middlesex cities we serve. Half the housing predates 1960 and nearly a third goes back to 1939 or earlier, when a coal or oil appliance and a masonry flue built to match it were standard. The city also produced brick and terra cotta for much of its industrial history, and solid masonry walls and chimneys still stand all over the older blocks. With 63 percent of housing in buildings of two units or more, shared and party-wall flues turn up more often downtown and near the water than in a town of detached houses. Today 75.9 percent of households heat with gas and 4.2 percent with oil, and those oil homes are the ones most likely to have a chimney still doing the job it was built for.
Places we drive to in Perth Amboy
- the Waterfront
- Downtown
- Budapest
- Dunlap Estates
Services we bring to Perth Amboy
- 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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Perth Amboy homeowners ask
How old is the housing in Perth Amboy?
Older than the rest of our Middlesex area. Half predates 1960 and 31.0 percent predates 1939, so we check whether the original masonry chimney still suits the appliance connected to it today.
Is Perth Amboy mostly apartments or houses?
It leans multi-unit. Sixty-three percent of homes are in buildings of two or more units, and detached houses are about 29 percent, so shared flues are common in the older blocks.
Our building still heats with oil. What do you check?
We look closely at the liner and the base of the chimney, because oil leaves acidic residue and scale in masonry flues. If the building switches to gas later, the flue must be checked for size first.
Can you clean the dryer vents in a multi-unit building?
Yes. We work with owners and managers on dryer vents and ducts for the whole building and can do it on the same visit as the chimney.
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