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Chimney sweep and duct cleaning in Bayonne, NJ
Most of the chimney work we do in Bayonne is caps and flashing rather than sweeping, and the reason is exposure: water on three sides means salt reaches every roof in the town. We sweep and scan here as normal, but on this coast the first thing we look at is what is keeping water out of the flue, because clearing a chimney that rain is still falling into achieves very little..
5.0from 59 Google reviews
The short answer
Most of the chimney work we do in Bayonne is caps and flashing rather than sweeping, and the reason is exposure: water on three sides means salt reaches every roof in the town. We sweep and scan here as normal, but on this coast the first thing we look at is what is keeping water out of the flue, because clearing a chimney that rain is still falling into achieves very little.
What we find on these jobs
Caps corroded through years earlier than they would inland, and flashing that has taken more punishment than it was designed for. Once a cap has gone, rain falls straight down an open flue for a season, which is why the sequence we see most often here is a failed cap followed months later by a stain appearing on a ceiling downstairs. Masonry also stays wetter for longer in this exposure, so when the freeze-thaw cycle arrives it does more damage to crowns and joints than the same number of cycles would do to a dry stack inland.
Where the van goes in Bayonne
- Bergen Point
- Constable Hook
- Uptown
- Centreville
Everything we do in Bayonne
- Chimney sweepingSoot and creosote out, no mess left behind
- Chimney inspectionLevel 1 and Level 2, camera and report
- Chimney repairCrowns, caps, flashing, liners, masonry
- Fireplace & stoveGas and wood, pilots, dampers, downdraft
- Dryer vent cleaningThe whole run cleared, not just the trap
- Air duct cleaningWhen it is worth doing — and when it is not
- Duct repair & replacementCrushed, disconnected, or past saving
What North Jersey homeowners say
5.0
59 reviews on Google
Read on
Google publishes 59; we counted the 60 the listing returned.
There was a lot of shaking in the chimney at night because the cap had come loose. They took it out and replaced it with a safe locking model, fixed the broken tile below, cleaned up the mess, and checked the…
The formation of water stains around the fireplace was prevented by repairing the flashing. The sealing seems to be well-done and secure. At last, weatherproofing feels solid. Thorough focus on detail.
Questions from Bayonne
Why has my cap rusted through already?
Salt. Stainless resists corrosion, it does not ignore it, and on a peninsula every roof takes the full load. It is the argument for a properly sized locking cap rather than the cheapest one that fits the hole.
There is a stain on my ceiling near the chimney.
Four things can cause it — crown, cap, flashing or saturated masonry. The pattern of the stain narrows it down, but the roof settles it, which is why we look at all four before quoting anything.
Does the salt affect the inside of the chimney too?
Less than it affects the metal outside it. What damages the inside is water coming down an open or badly capped flue, which is why the cap is the first thing we check here.
Two-family house, one chimney. Can you sort out which flue is which?
Yes, by following each appliance up with the camera. It is one of the more useful things a scan produces in this housing and it takes very little extra time.
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