Chimney Repair in Sewaren, NJ
Woodbridge Chimney Repair is a chimney repair company working in Sewaren, NJ, one of the towns we serve around Woodbridge. Sweeps, liners, leaks, crowns, flashing, repointing, and rebuilds, with the same crew on the roof from start to finish.
Sewaren covers 1.66 square miles in southeastern Woodbridge Township, with Woodbridge Creek on its western and southern border, Smith Creek through its east side, and the tidal Arthur Kill on the east, across from Staten Island. Perth Amboy is its southern neighbor and Port Reading its northern one. PSE&G's Sewaren Generating Station stands on 152 acres along the Kill; four of its steam units were installed from 1942 to 1951.
Sewaren's older housing, by the census
For a small community, Sewaren has an old housing stock. The American Community Survey counts 31 percent of its homes as built in 1939 or earlier, nearly three times the 11 percent across Woodbridge Township, and just 5 percent as built in 2000 or later. The median year built is 1960, 71 percent of homes predate 1980, and the 2020 census counted 1,103 housing units.
A prewar chimney was built before stainless liners and before most current clearance rules, and it may have burned coal, oil, and gas over its life. Some have clay tile and some have none. Gas now heats 80 percent of occupied Sewaren homes, electricity 16 percent, and fuel oil 4 percent. On an older flue, a camera inspection is the way to learn what is inside before a new appliance is connected, and repointing should use a mortar softer than the brick so the joints, not the brick faces, take the weathering.
Repairs we do in Sewaren
Repairs on Sewaren chimneys, old and newer
Unlined or partly lined prewar flues
An older flue may be bare brick, or clay tile with open or missing joints. Before a furnace or water heater keeps venting into it, a camera run shows its condition, and a stainless liner sized to the appliance is the usual remedy.
Soft brick and the wrong repair mortar
Older brick is softer than modern brick. A hard portland patch over it traps moisture, and the brick faces spall while the patch holds. Raking out rigid patches and repointing with a compatible mix keeps the original masonry in place.
Rusted caps and pinholed flashing
Galvanized caps and flashing corrode with age. A loose cap lifts in the next strong wind, and pinholed flashing leaks during every storm. Stainless replacements cost more once and then stop being a recurring line in your maintenance plans.
Sewaren fronts the Arthur Kill beside PSE&G's generating station, and 31 percent of its homes were built in 1939 or earlier, nearly three times the township share.
Getting hold of us from Sewaren
Call us at (732) 466-7855 during working hours and you will get one of us, not a dispatcher.
Nearby
Close to Sewaren: chimney repair in Port Reading and chimney repair in Perth Amboy. Every service and town is on the Woodbridge Chimney Repair home page, and flue cleaning has its own page: chimney sweep & cleaning in Woodbridge.