Chimney service
in New Brunswick
Serving Sixth Ward, Fifth Ward, College Farm, Edgebrook, Douglass. Scanning, sweeping and repair — and you see the pictures, not just the bill.
on site
included
New Brunswick, Middlesex County
What this
housing stock does
New Brunswick has a genuinely old core and a great deal of housing that has been converted, subdivided and re-rented over the decades, much of it around the university. That combination — old masonry plus heavy conversion history — produces the specific problem we spend most of our time on here.
The chimneys themselves are frequently pre-1930, brick, and either unlined or lined with clay tile that has been in service a very long time. What has changed around them is everything else: heating systems replaced repeatedly, houses split into multiple units, appliances added, and each of those decisions made without necessarily checking what the flue could carry. Establishing the actual current venting arrangement with a camera is the core of the job.
There's also a substantial stock of well-kept older single-family houses through the Sixth Ward and out towards College Farm, where the work is more conventional — annual cleaning, crown and cap attention, and repointing on the older stacks.
On our New Brunswick calls
What comes up most often
- Unlined or long-serving clay tile flues in pre-1930 housing
- Venting arrangements altered repeatedly through conversions
- Multiple appliances sharing flues in subdivided houses
- Repointing and crown work on century-old stacks
These are the usual findings for houses like these. The $49 inspection is the cheapest way to know which one you've before it becomes the expensive one.
Book in New Brunswick
Inspection $49 · Cleaning $99
What happens on the visit
- We protect your floor and hearth before anything else
- A camera goes in the flue, bottom to top — not a flashlight
- We check the firebox, damper, smoke shelf and the crown above the roofline
- We confirm which appliances vent into which flue
- You get a written report with photographs the same day
Services in New Brunswick
What we do
Common problems
Nearby towns
New Brunswick questions
Straight answers
Do you actually come out to New Brunswick?
We work across New Jersey, New Brunswick included. The earlier in the day you call, the better the choice of times.
What does it cost in New Brunswick?
$49 for the inspection, $99 for the cleaning. Those are the same figures in New Brunswick as anywhere else in the state, with nothing added for the drive.
Will the house be a mess afterwards?
That's the objection we hear most, and it's the easiest to answer: drop cloths, a sealed vacuum, and your floors the way we found them.
How far in advance should we book in New Brunswick?
Earlier than you think, once the nights turn. Everyone in New Jersey books after the first cold evening, so September and early October have the most choice.