Chimney Repair for Dumont chimneys
Most Dumont chimneys are brick, built with the house to serve a furnace or boiler and, in many homes, a fireplace. Over the years, heating equipment has been replaced, and that has changed what the chimney is being asked to do. When an older furnace is replaced with a high-efficiency unit that vents through the side wall, the water heater is often left venting alone into a flue sized for much more, which leads to condensation and poor draft.
Add the usual age-related problems, such as cracked crowns, missing caps, eroded mortar and old flashing, and most Dumont chimneys need some attention after several decades.
We inspect, clean, reline, rebuild crowns, install caps, repoint, waterproof and reflash, and we can check flue sizing whenever heating equipment has changed.
Dumont housing
Dumont is mostly single-family, with homes built from the 1920s through the 1960s on small lots. Ranches, capes and colonials dominate, with some older bungalows and foursquares. Many homes have been expanded with rear additions, dormers or second stories, which often added low-slope roof sections tied into the original roof. Commercial buildings with flat roofs line the main roads.
Weather & exposure
Dumont is inland and fairly level. Street trees and backyard trees shade many roofs and fill gutters each fall, and closely spaced houses mean limited sun on some slopes. Wind-driven rain from nor'easters tests the joints where additions meet the original house. Winters bring freeze-thaw on chimneys and ice dams on poorly ventilated roofs.
Repair, repoint or rebuild in Dumont
If your Dumont home has had its furnace or boiler replaced, ask us to check the chimney, especially if the water heater still vents into it. Visible signs of trouble include a cracked crown, missing cap, white staining, loose mortar or water near the chimney inside.
Most problems are repairable with a liner, crown, cap, repointing and waterproofing. Estimates are free and include photos.
