Chimney repair and sweeping in Franklin Township, NJ
Franklin is the largest town in Somerset County, and its biggest neighborhood shares the county's name, Somerset. Fewer than half of its homes are detached houses, so we spend more time here on chase pans, long dryer runs to the roof and shared venting than on freestanding brick chimneys.
In brief
We sweep, inspect and repair chimneys throughout Franklin Township, from the Somerset section to the villages along the Millstone River, and we clean dryer vents and ducts in houses and apartment buildings alike.
What we run into in Franklin Township
Franklin's housing mix sets it apart from the rest of Somerset. Fewer than half of its homes are detached, a fifth are attached and roughly a third are apartments or other multi-family buildings. Our everyday work here is chase covers and chase pans, long dryer ducts that end at the roof, and venting shared by stacked units. New Jersey limits a dryer duct to 35 feet, less for every elbow, and in Franklin that limit comes up often. The township also has the county's largest count of homes built in 2000 or later, where the fireplace is a listed factory-built unit with a chimney system specified by its maker. On those, the clearances and the chase cover are what fail. Close to 1,240 households still burn oil or LP, and each of them will need its flue matched to the new appliance at the next replacement. Franklin's 18th and 19th century masonry is limited to the old canal and river villages, Griggstown, Blackwells Mills, East Millstone and part of Kingston.
Places we drive to in Franklin Township
- Somerset
- Franklin Park
- East Franklin
- Middlebush
- Griggstown
- Blackwells Mills
- East Millstone
- Six Mile Run
- Ten Mile Run
- Weston
- Franklin Center
- Pleasant Plains
- East Rocky Hill
- Clyde
- part of Kingston
- Voorhees
- Zarephath
Services we bring to Franklin 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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Franklin Township homeowners ask
We live in an apartment or a townhouse. Do you work on those?
Yes. Multi-family and attached homes make up about half of Franklin, so shared or stacked venting and chase pan work are a large part of what we do in the township.
Our dryer vent runs a long way up to the roof. Is that a problem?
It can be. New Jersey caps a dryer duct at 35 feet in total, minus an allowance for each elbow, and many Franklin homes need a run longer than a plain side wall vent. We measure the actual path and clean it end to end.
Our house is fairly new. Does it have a real masonry chimney?
Probably not. Homes built in Franklin since 2000 nearly all use a factory-built fireplace with its own listed chimney system. On those we check clearances and the chase cover, because that is where they fail.
We are in Griggstown. Is our chimney different?
Likely. Griggstown, Blackwells Mills and East Millstone hold most of Franklin's homes from before 1940, so 18th or 19th century brick is a real possibility there and is treated differently from the newer stock.
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