Chimney repair and sweeping in Middletown Township, NJ
Most of Middletown's housing comes from one decade, the 1950s, and just under half of the township was built before 1970, when a masonry chimney sized for an oil furnace was standard. Eighty-five percent of homes heat with gas now, so much of that original masonry has spent years carrying a different appliance. We work the whole township, from Lincroft to the bayshore.
In brief
We sweep, inspect and repair chimneys all over Middletown, on inland streets and in the bayshore sections, and clean the ducts and dryer vents of furnace rooms that are decades old, in a single visit.
What we run into in Middletown Township
Middletown's largest building decade was the 1950s, and 49.8 percent of all homes predate 1970. Those houses were built expecting an oil or coal furnace vented through a masonry flue sized for it. Today 85 percent of homes heat with gas, and that switch explains most of what we find, a flue made for bulkier oil exhaust now carrying a small gas appliance, sometimes with the old oil line simply capped. Middletown is mainly a town of houses, with more than three quarters of units detached, so most of our work is one chimney per property. In Belford along Compton Creek and in Leonardo near Sandy Hook Bay, tidal and storm flooding has reached some basements and crawlspaces, and where water sits it wears on a liner, a damper or a chimney base faster than dry ground would. Inland, around Lincroft and New Monmouth, the same 1950s masonry stands on drier ground.
Places we drive to in Middletown Township
- Belford
- Leonardo
- Port Monmouth
- Lincroft
- New Monmouth
- Navesink
- River Plaza
Services we bring to Middletown Township
- 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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Middletown Township homeowners ask
Do you work on chimneys in the Belford and Leonardo flood areas?
Yes. Along with the sweep and inspection, we check the base, the damper and the liner for moisture damage where water has reached a basement or crawlspace, and we tell you plainly what can be repaired.
Our house runs on gas. Why is there still an old masonry chimney?
Many Middletown houses were built in the 1950s with an oil or coal furnace and switched to gas later without a new liner. We check that the chimney actually suits the appliance connected to it now.
We still heat with oil. What do you look for?
Oil leaves acidic residue and scale in the flue, so we look closely at the liner and the connection from the furnace. If you plan to switch to gas, the flue size has to be checked first.
Can you clean the dryer vent on the same visit?
Yes. Most Middletown homes are single-family with a short dryer run, and we clean it from the machine to the outside hood while we are there for the chimney.
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