Chimney Repair for Delaware chimneys
Delaware Township has some of the oldest chimneys in the county: wide stone and brick stacks built for cooking hearths on 18th- and 19th-century farmhouses, many now serving fireplaces, wood stoves or heating appliances that were never part of the original design. Newer homes in the township have masonry fireplaces or prefabricated units in framed chases. Old or new, chimneys here face freeze-thaw, wind on the hilltops and damp shade in the wooded valleys.
Asset Roofing & Chimney inspects, cleans, repoints, rebuilds and relines chimneys throughout Delaware Township. We rebuild crowns, install caps, rebuild flashing, apply breathable waterproofing, replace chase covers and install stainless-steel liners for fireplaces, stoves and heating appliances. We are licensed and insured, and estimates are free.
Delaware housing
Delaware Township's housing includes many 18th- and 19th-century stone and frame farmhouses with bank barns and outbuildings, village homes in the old crossroads settlements, and homes built from the 1960s through the 2000s on wooded or open multi-acre lots. Old houses often have large masonry chimneys and cooking-hearth fireplaces, and several generations of additions. Asphalt shingle is the most common roof, with cedar, slate and metal on some historic houses and barns.
Weather & exposure
The township's terrain runs from open hilltop farmland to steep wooded ravines and the bluffs along the Delaware River. Hilltop homes take strong wind across fields, while homes in the stream valleys and woods deal with shade, moisture, leaves and falling limbs. Winters bring snow and freeze-thaw cycling that works on old stone and brick masonry and on the joints between old and new roofs.
Repair, repoint or rebuild in Delaware
For old stone and brick chimneys, we repoint with a mortar suited to soft historic masonry, rebuild the crown with an overhang, cap each flue and apply a breathable water repellent. If you install a stove or insert into a large hearth flue, a stainless-steel liner sized to its outlet is essential for safe draft and to limit creosote.
On newer homes with prefab chases, we replace rusted covers, reseal storm collars and rebuild the chase flashing. Whatever the age of the chimney, we inspect and rebuild the roof flashing at the same time, since that is often where leaks begin.
