Chimney Repair for Rutherford chimneys
Rutherford's older homes often have more than one chimney, and some are tall, decorative stacks that rise well above steep roofs. Built for coal, wood and later oil, many have clay liners that have deteriorated, and heating systems that have been converted to gas without relining. Their height and exposure make crowns, caps and upper brick courses especially vulnerable.
Two-family homes in the borough often have chimneys with two heating flues. Later homes usually have a single brick chimney for the furnace and fireplace. In every case, the usual findings are cracked crowns, missing caps, eroded mortar, spalling brick and failed flashing.
We inspect, clean, reline, repoint, rebuild crowns, install caps, waterproof and rebuild from the roofline when needed. We handle the flashing as part of the job.
Rutherford housing
Rutherford has a large stock of older homes. Many date from the late 1800s through the 1930s: Victorians, Queen Annes, colonial revivals, foursquares and Tudors with steep roofs, turrets, dormers, porches and multiple chimneys. Later neighbourhoods have colonials, capes and two-family homes. Garden apartments and mixed-use buildings with flat roofs are found near Park Avenue and the main roads.
Weather & exposure
The eastern side of the borough faces the open Meadowlands, where wind travels across flat marshland. Mature street trees are everywhere, dropping leaves and limbs. The older homes' complex rooflines collect debris and concentrate water at valleys and walls, and their tall masonry chimneys take full exposure to wind and freeze-thaw.
Repair, repoint or rebuild in Rutherford
If your Rutherford chimney is leaning, missing a cap, has loose or spalling brick or shows white staining, schedule an inspection. Unused chimneys should be capped and maintained. If a heating system was converted to gas, the flue should be checked for liner condition and sizing.
Many chimney problems are repairable with repointing, a new crown, a cap, waterproofing or relining. Estimates are free.
