Chimney Repair for Montvale chimneys
Many Montvale homes have a brick chimney built primarily for a fireplace, sometimes with a second flue for the heating system. Fireplaces in these houses are used occasionally rather than daily, which brings its own problems: dampers that rust shut or no longer seal, smoke chambers that were roughly finished when the house was built, and flues that go years between inspections.
Townhouses and some newer homes have factory-built fireplaces in framed chases, where the chase cover and the cap are the parts that fail. On masonry chimneys, the usual exterior wear applies: cracked crowns, missing caps, open joints and tired flashing. We inspect, clean, reline, repair dampers and smoke chambers, rebuild crowns, install caps and chase covers, repoint, waterproof and reflash.
Montvale housing
Montvale has single-family neighborhoods of split-levels, ranches and colonials built from the 1950s onward, along with larger homes from later decades. Townhouse and condominium developments are a notable part of the housing. Office campuses and commercial buildings, many with large low-slope roofs, are concentrated near the major roads.
Weather & exposure
Montvale is inland and moderately wooded, with more open, gently rolling ground than the mountainous northwest. Mature trees on older residential streets drop debris and shade slopes, and winter brings snow and ice dams on long eaves. Large flat roofs on office buildings are exposed to wind across open parking areas and lawns. Freeze-thaw affects chimney masonry throughout.
Repair, repoint or rebuild in Montvale
If you use your Montvale fireplace only a few times a year, have it inspected before the season anyway; occasional use is when problems go unnoticed. Call if the damper sticks, the fireplace smokes, you see rust on a chase cover, or the crown is cracked.
If a flue serves a gas furnace or boiler and was never relined, have it checked. Estimates are free.
