Residential chimney services in New Jersey
Mortar in the fireplace, a stain on the ceiling next to the chimney, a crown that split over the winter. We repair and rebuild chimneys on houses across 14 New Jersey counties, and every job starts with a free inspection and photos of what we find up top.
NJ HIC 13VH13268400 · Licensed and insured · Free inspection · Fast ResponseWhat we do on a chimney
Modern Home Roofing & Chimney is a licensed New Jersey home improvement contractor, NJ HIC 13VH13268400. We repair, repoint and rebuild brick and stone chimneys, replace chimney flashing, crowns and caps, reline flues, and sweep chimneys. We work on houses in 14 New Jersey counties, and every job starts with a free inspection, photos of what we find, and a written price.
The chimney work we do
The outside of the chimney
The stack and the flue
Not sure what your chimney needs?
Most people call about a chimney because of something they found in the fireplace or on the ceiling. Start with what you are seeing.
| What you are seeing | What it usually means |
|---|---|
| Mortar or bits of brick are dropping into the fireplace or onto the roof. | Chimney Repair |
| White, chalky staining is spreading across the brick outside. | Chimney RepairThat stain is salt left behind by water moving through the masonry. |
| There is water in the firebox, or the damper keeps rusting. | Chimney Caps and Crowns |
| There is a stain on the ceiling or wall right next to the chimney. | Chimney Flashing |
| You hear birds or animals inside the chimney. | Chimney Caps and Crowns |
| The chimney leans, or loose brick runs across the whole stack. | Chimney Rebuilding |
| Broken pieces of clay tile are showing up in the fireplace, or you are putting in a stove or insert. | Chimney Liners |
| The fireplace smells of smoke or tar, or it has been a year or more since the last sweep. | Chimney Cleaning (Chimney Sweep) |
Repoint or rebuild: how we make the call
Most chimneys need their joints refilled long before they need to come down. After the inspection we go through the photos with you and tell you what we would do if it were our house.
- The damage is mostly in the mortar joints.
- The bricks themselves are still hard and whole.
- The stack stands straight.
- The faces are popping off bricks across large parts of the stack.
- The top courses are loose, or the stack leans.
- It has been patched so many times that the patches are failing too.
What New Jersey winters do to a chimney
A chimney is the most exposed masonry on a house. It sticks up above the roof and takes wind and rain on every side.
Brick and mortar soak up water. When that water freezes, it expands and pushes the face off the brick and the mortar out of the joints. Farther north and west, in Sussex, Warren, Morris and Hunterdon, winters run colder and that freezing and thawing happens over and over.
Near the shore, in Ocean and Monmouth, wind drives rain sideways into the brick, and salt air eats at metal caps and flashing.
A sound crown and a good cap keep most of that water out of the brick to begin with.
How a chimney job works with us
Check us out before we climb up to your chimney
Recent chimney jobs
Where we do chimney work
Bergen County, Essex County, Hudson County, Hunterdon County, Mercer County, Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Morris County, Ocean County, Passaic County, Somerset County, Sussex County, Union County and Warren County.
We work on chimneys in 14 New Jersey counties. Pick yours to see what we do in your area.
Chimney repair and repointing, chimney rebuilding, chimney flashing, chimney caps and crowns, chimney liners, and chimney cleaning. Each one has its own page with more detail.
Once a year if you use it. That is what NFPA 211, the national fire safety standard for chimneys and fireplaces, calls for. A yearly look catches a cracked crown or a failing liner while it is still a small job.
Usually it comes in from the top: a cracked crown, a missing or rusted cap, or failed flashing where the chimney meets the roof. Sometimes it is soaking through the brick itself. We find which one before we price anything.
Yes. If the brick is sound and only the joints are going, we tell you that and price the repointing. You see the photos, so you do not have to take our word for it.
If it is happening now, get everyone out of the house and call 911. Afterward, do not use the fireplace again until someone has inspected the flue and liner, because a chimney fire can crack the liner without any sign from inside the room.
No. You get the photos and a written estimate. If you go with someone else, you owe us nothing.
Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren. If your town is in one of those, we can come out.
Get someone up to look at your chimney
Tell us what you are seeing. We come out, inspect it for free, and give you photos and a written price.
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