Chimney Repair for North Arlington chimneys
North Arlington's chimneys are mostly brick and mostly pre-1960. On the higher streets they stand exposed to wind and rain from the Meadowlands side and the river valley, and the weather face of the chimney takes the most damage: spalled brick, eroded joints and crowns cracked by freeze-thaw. Caps come loose in storms.
Many chimneys here rise through a low-slope or flat roof rather than a shingle roof, particularly on two-families and rear extensions. Flashing a chimney into a membrane roof is a different detail from step flashing on shingles, and when it is done poorly, water runs down inside the wall. Inside, many flues have original clay tile and were never relined after gas conversion. We inspect, clean, reline, repoint, rebuild crowns, install caps, waterproof and reflash.
North Arlington housing
North Arlington is densely built with single-family and two-family homes on narrow lots, much of it dating from the 1920s through the 1950s. Houses are a mix of brick and frame, many with pitched asphalt shingle roofs over the main house and low-slope roofs over rear sections, porches and some two-families. Mixed-use buildings with storefronts below and apartments above line Ridge Road, along with some small apartment buildings.
Weather & exposure
The borough's residential core sits on a ridge between the Passaic River valley and the open Meadowlands, so houses on the higher streets catch wind from both directions, and nor'easters drive rain hard against east-facing walls and chimneys. The large open cemetery grounds also leave nearby streets with less shelter than a solid grid of houses would. Freeze-thaw cycles work on the many old brick chimneys, parapets and brick facades.
Repair, repoint or rebuild in North Arlington
Have a North Arlington chimney inspected if you see spalled brick, open joints, a cracked crown, a missing cap or staining near the chimney inside. Most repairs are exterior masonry and flashing work completed in a day or two.
If the flue serves a gas appliance and was never relined, have it checked. Estimates are free.
