Chimney Repair for Lodi chimneys
Lodi's older single-family and two-family homes typically have brick chimneys serving furnaces, boilers and water heaters, many built for oil and later converted to gas. Some garden apartment buildings and commercial buildings also have masonry chimneys serving central boilers, which are larger and carry more exhaust than residential chimneys.
Common findings are cracked crowns, missing caps, eroded mortar, cracked or oversized liners, and on two-families, multi-flue chimneys serving two systems. Homes near the Saddle River may have damp masonry at the chimney base.
We inspect, clean, reline, rebuild crowns, install caps, repoint, waterproof and reflash.
Lodi housing
Lodi's housing includes many garden apartment buildings, mostly two- and three-story brick buildings from the post-war decades with low-slope or flat roofs. Older single-family and two-family homes, many predating 1960, fill the residential blocks, along with later capes and ranches. Commercial, retail and light industrial buildings with flat roofs line the highway corridors and main streets.
Weather & exposure
Low ground along the Saddle River has a history of flooding, and homes near the river deal with damp ground and humid basements. Mature street trees shade the older residential blocks. Flat roofs on apartment and commercial buildings collect water after heavy summer storms, and freeze-thaw works on parapets, chimneys and old brick.
Repair, repoint or rebuild in Lodi
If your Lodi chimney shows staining, loose mortar, a cracked crown or a missing cap, schedule an inspection before the heating season. For apartment buildings with central boilers, regular chimney inspection is part of keeping the heating system safe.
If heating equipment has been replaced or converted, ask us to check the liner. Estimates are free.
