Chimney Repair for Newark chimneys
Newark's older buildings carry a wide range of masonry chimneys: single stacks on frame houses, chimneys built into party walls between attached homes, and large boiler chimneys on brick apartment and commercial buildings. Many were built for coal and now vent gas boilers and water heaters, and many others have been abandoned and left to weather.
We repair chimneys throughout Newark: inspection, cleaning, repointing, crowns, caps, stainless steel liners, flashing, waterproofing and partial or full rebuilds above the roofline. On flat roofs, chimneys often rise through the membrane or out of a parapet, and the flashing at that junction is a frequent leak source.
A deteriorated chimney on a dense block is a hazard to more than one property. Loose brick above a sidewalk, a shared yard or a neighboring roof needs prompt attention, and we stage the work to protect the street and adjoining buildings.
Newark housing
Much of Newark was built between the late 1800s and the mid-1900s. Neighborhoods such as the Ironbound are dense with attached houses and two- and three-family frame homes, many with a pitched front and a flat or low-slope rear roof. Brick apartment buildings, rowhouses and mixed-use buildings along the commercial avenues have flat roofs behind parapets, and older masonry chimneys serve boilers or sit unused. Downtown has larger commercial and institutional buildings, and the eastern side of the city holds large flat-roofed warehouses and industrial buildings.
Weather & exposure
Newark is low and largely flat, open to wind off Newark Bay and the Meadowlands on its eastern side. Tree canopy is thinner than in the suburbs, so roofs take full sun and heat, which ages membranes and asphalt faster. Flat roofs depend on drains and scuppers that clog with debris, and summer downpours test them hard. Freeze-thaw works on parapets, coping and old chimneys every winter, and nor'easters drive rain into walls and parapet joints.
Repair, repoint or rebuild in Newark
Begin with an inspection of every chimney on the building, including ones you think are unused. Many Newark chimneys need a crown, a cap, repointing of the exposed courses and a liner for the flue that serves the boiler or water heater. Stacks that are loose or leaning above the roof are rebuilt from the roofline up.
Owners of multifamily and mixed-use buildings should treat chimney problems as both a maintenance and a safety issue. A deteriorated flue serving a boiler, or loose brick over a sidewalk, should not wait. We provide photos and a written scope that clearly separates urgent items from planned work.
