Chimney and duct work in Paterson, NJ

More Paterson appointments end up being camera work than brush work, and the reason is architectural rather than anything to do with the city. Where a building holds several homes, one structure holds several shafts, opened and closed over a century as appliances came and went — so the useful opening question is which of them terminates at your boiler.

5.0from 38 Google reviews

A technician clearing a flue with hose and brush, suburban rooftops behind

The short answer

Inspection, sweeping, repairs and laundry ducts throughout the city, with the screen going on before any tool comes out of the van.

What we find on these jobs

Two situations dominate. The first is the brick divider standing between two live shafts, a detail nobody has laid eyes on since the building went up; split it, and flame gases from one household take a route into the neighbour's chimney with nothing visible at either fireplace to suggest it. The second is unlined brickwork, which is entirely ordinary in this stock and is not a verdict on its own — plenty of these have carried smoke for a century without trouble. What it does is remove a margin: gases sit against raw masonry, so a single failed joint has consequences a lined shaft would have absorbed. Underneath both, we keep opening shafts still carrying layers from coal, oil and gas, because nobody cleared anything out between one changeover and the next.

Where the van goes in Paterson

  • Eastside
  • Totowa
  • Sandy Hill
  • Hillcrest
  • People's Park
  • Stoney Road
  • Riverside
A chimney inspection camera monitor held at the hearth showing the interior of a flue

What Bloomfield homeowners say

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Matthew Jones

Honest good working local company. The amount they quoted me on the phone was the price I paid after the service was completed.

Megan Gough

Expert setup, high-powered vacuums, and absolutely no dust residue. Excellent work.

Lucille Jensen

Water had been leaking around the chimney flashing, but the repair solved it completely. The crew sealed and reinforced the affected area with precision. Rain is no longer a concern. The workmanship looks strong and durable.

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Questions from Paterson

Ours is a two-family. Is every shaft included, or just ours?

Every shaft in the structure gets examined and whichever ones need brushing get brushed. The thing established first is whether each appliance genuinely has a correctly proportioned shaft reaching it — not something to take on faith in a building this old.

What does an unlined flue mean for us?

That flame gases sit against raw brickwork rather than a steel or clay barrier, so any failed joint carries more weight. It is not a declaration that the chimney is unsafe. The scan is what tells you which of those two situations you are actually in.

How is roof access arranged here?

Through the hatch, on attached housing. Say on the phone whether the building has one and whether it opens — that answer reshapes the appointment, and discovering a padlock at nine in the morning costs both of us a slot.

We are a landlord with several buildings. Can you do them together?

Yes, and it generally works out better. Give us the addresses and the layouts when you ring and we will sequence them so nobody spends the day crossing the city and recrossing it.

Find us on Google

The Google listing all 38 reviews are attached to. Worth a look before anybody gets access to the building.

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