Friendly. Professional. Informative. Effective. Efficient.Cleared my flue effectively and without mess or drama.
Chimney sweep and duct cleaning in Clifton, NJ
Chimney sweeping in Clifton is mostly the routine annual job, and that is good news rather than a small one: it means the visit is predictable. Drop cloths down, camera up, rods from below, cap off from above where the roof allows, photographs before we leave.
5.0from 59 Google reviews
The short answer
Most of the flues here were built lined and have not been divided and re-divided, so what we find tends to be seasonal rather than structural. The older pockets are the exception and get the same inspection-first treatment as neighboring towns.
What we find on these jobs
A winter of burning, a cap that has corroded or lifted, and a crown with its first hairline cracks — those three account for most of what we write up here. None of them is dramatic and all three are much cheaper caught early, which is the argument for an annual look rather than a call in the middle of the season. The other thing we find regularly in this housing is a long dryer run: the laundry is often a good distance from an exterior wall, which means several elbows and lint settling at every one of them. That is worth doing on the same visit as the chimney.
Where the van goes in Clifton
- Botany Village
- Athenia
- Richfield
- Delawanna
- Allwood
- Montclair Heights
Everything we do in Clifton
- 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 Clifton
Does a newer chimney still need sweeping every year?
If you burn wood through the winter, yes. Being newer and lined changes how a flue fails, not how fast creosote builds — that depends on how you burn rather than on when the house went up.
My cap looks fine from the ground. Is that enough?
From the ground you can see whether it is there and very little else. Corrosion, a lifted edge and a screen packed with debris all look identical from a driveway.
Are the older parts of town a different job?
Yes, and we treat them that way — older, denser housing gets the shared-flue and unlined-masonry questions and therefore the camera first, rather than a routine sweep.
Can you do the dryer vent while you are here?
Yes, and in this housing it is usually worth doing. The laundry is frequently a long way from an exterior wall, which means a long run with several elbows, and that is the arrangement that fills with lint fastest. One visit, both jobs, both reports.
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The same listing the 59 reviews are on. It is the fastest way to check we are real before you call.