Chimney liners in New Jersey
Broken pieces of clay tile in the fireplace, a new stove or insert going in, a chimney fire you are not sure about. We replace or reline the flue, and size the new liner to what it serves. We do this on houses in 14 New Jersey counties.
NJ HIC 13VH13268400 · Licensed and insured · Free inspection · Fast ResponseModern Home Roofing & Chimney replaces and relines chimney flues in 14 New Jersey counties under NJ HIC license 13VH13268400. A cracked clay liner lets heat and gases reach the brick and wood around it. We size each new liner to the stove, insert or furnace it serves. Every job starts with a free inspection, photos and a written estimate.
Why a cracked liner is hard to spot
The liner is the inside wall of the flue. In many older houses it is a stack of clay tiles. When a tile cracks, heat and gases can reach the brick and the wood framing around the chimney, and you usually cannot see any of that from the room.
A chimney fire can crack the liner without any sign from inside the room. That is why the flue should be looked at once a year if you use it.
Signs the liner needs work
- Broken pieces of clay tile showing up in the fireplace.
- You are putting in a wood stove, an insert or a new furnace.
- You had a chimney fire, or think you might have.
- Smoke drifting into the room instead of going up the chimney.
- Nobody has looked down the flue since you bought the house.
Not every smoky fireplace needs a new liner. Sometimes the flue only needs sweeping, and if that is all it needs, we tell you. How a chimney sweep works
How a chimney liner job works
A chimney liner job with us runs in six steps. The liner has to match what it serves, so we look at the fireplace, stove or furnace as closely as the flue. Your written estimate lists how long the work will take.
We inspect the chimney and the flue, free
We look at the flue from the top and from the fireplace or appliance below, and photograph what we find. You see the inside of your own chimney.
You get a written estimate
Whether the liner can stay, what it needs and the price, on paper. If we find a problem that changes the job once we start, we stop and show you before we touch it.
We size the liner to what it serves
A liner has to be the right size for the stove, insert or furnace at the bottom of it. We size the new one to that appliance, not just to the old flue.
We take out what is broken
Cracked clay tile is broken out of the flue and cleared from the smoke chamber, so the new liner has a clean path down.
We put in the new liner
A stainless steel liner is run down the flue from the top and connected to the stove, insert or furnace. Some chimneys are a better fit for a cast in place liner instead.
We clean up and show you
We clear the broken tile and debris away, and go over photos of the finished liner and the top of the chimney with you.
Check us out before we work inside your flue
It depends on how tall the chimney is, what the flue serves, and whether the old clay tile has to come out first. A liner for a wood stove and one for a gas furnace are different jobs. We do not quote over the phone. You get a written price after we have been up to look.
Broken pieces of clay tile in the fireplace are the most common sign. Often there is no sign from inside the room at all. That is why NFPA 211, the national fire safety standard for chimneys and fireplaces, calls for a chimney to be inspected once a year if you use it.
Often, yes. A flue built for an open fireplace is usually much bigger than a stove or insert needs, and an oversized flue can draw poorly and build up creosote faster. The liner has to match what it serves, so we size the new one to the stove, insert or furnace.
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.
Relining usually means a stainless steel liner run down the existing flue and connected to the appliance. For some chimneys, a cast in place liner is the better fit. We tell you which one your chimney needs, and why, before we put a price on it.
Many towns require a permit when a liner goes in, especially with a new stove or insert. We tell you whether yours does, and it goes on the estimate so you are not surprised by it later.
We replace and reline chimney liners in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren counties. If your town is in one of those, we can come out and look at it.
Find out what shape your flue is in
Tell us what you are seeing, or what you are planning to put in. We come out, inspect the chimney and the flue for free, and give you photos and a written price. If the liner is fine, you will hear that from us. If you hire someone else, you owe us nothing.
Fast Response · NJ HIC 13VH13268400 · Licensed and insured