Chimney and duct cleaning in Collingswood Borough, NJ
Collingswood is one of the oldest towns we cover: 48.9 percent of its 6,901 homes were built before 1940, and 60.1 percent before 1950. It is a compact borough of houses, attached homes and older apartment buildings.
In brief
In Collingswood we inspect, sweep and repair the chimneys of prewar houses and attached homes, service apartment flues, and clean dryer vents.
Prewar attached houses and shared chimneys
Half of Collingswood was standing before 1940, and the borough has two historic districts, one residential and one commercial along Haddon Avenue. About one home in six is attached, sharing a wall and often a chimney with the house next door, so a problem on one side can show up on the other. We inspect both flues when we can reach them and note anything that crosses the party wall. Brick chimneys this old usually need attention at the top first, where the crown and the last courses of mortar take the weather. Oil still heats about one household in twenty, and those flues need yearly cleaning.
Parts of Collingswood Borough we reach
- Knight Park
- Haddon Avenue corridor
- Collingswood Residential Historic District
- Newton Creek
- the PATCO Speedline station area
- Collingswood Commercial Historic District
Services we bring to Collingswood Borough
- Chimney sweepingFlue brushed and vacuumed, firebox left clean
- Chimney inspectionLevel 1 or Level 2, explained before any work
- Chimney repairCrowns, caps, flashing, liners and brickwork
- Fireplace & stoveDampers, doors, gaskets and the flue behind them
- Dryer vent cleaningLint pulled out from the dryer to the wall hood
- Air duct cleaningSupply and return runs, registers and grilles
- Duct repair & replacementLoose, crushed or torn runs fixed or replaced
Reviews from our Google listing
A selection of our 5-star reviews on Google.
A hundred years of lime mortar requires a careful, low-RPM touch, and that antique sensibility was obvious in the preservation-grade sweeping of our 1910 hearth.
Soot was cleaned from the flue lining with non-abrasive polymer heads, leaving the critical structural integrity of the ceramic glaze undamaged.
Before any damage to the fundamental integrity of the ceiling, we were able to fix the outside chimney leaks after identifying significant water damage behind the lead counter-flashing.
Collingswood Borough questions
We share a chimney with the house next door. Can you inspect both sides?
Yes, with access from both homes. If we can only reach your side, we inspect your flue and tell you what we could see of the shared structure.
How far is Collingswood from your base?
About 76 miles from Bloomfield, so we visit Camden County on scheduled days. Call from 7 am to 9 pm to book one, or book online at any hour.
Our house is in the residential historic district. Does that limit repairs?
Work inside the flue goes ahead as usual. For changes to how the chimney looks from the street, check with the borough first, and we will point out when that applies.
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