Chimney Repair for Pequannock chimneys
Most Pequannock homes from the post-war decades have a single brick chimney, typically venting the furnace and often a fireplace as well, with a clay tile liner. Over 60 years or more those chimneys develop cracked crowns, worn mortar at the top, rusted caps and flashing that has been caulked over through several reroofs. Homes that have switched to a newer furnace or water heater frequently have liner problems as well.
Asset Roofing & Chimney inspects, repairs, relines, repoints and rebuilds these chimneys, and services prefabricated fireplaces and chase covers on newer homes and townhouses in the township. Because the valley is humid and winters are cold, keeping water out of the masonry is the priority in most of our recommendations.
Pequannock housing
Most of Pequannock's homes were built from the late 1940s through the 1960s: capes, ranches, split-levels and modest colonials on regular suburban lots, many expanded with dormers, second stories or rear additions. Some older farmhouses and early-1900s homes remain, and there are townhouse and senior-oriented communities. Route 23 has strip retail and service buildings with low-slope roofs.
Weather & exposure
The flat river valley gives Pequannock less shelter from wind than the wooded hill towns, and storms that move down the valley can strip shingles from open lots. Proximity to the Pompton and Pequannock rivers raises humidity, and low areas are prone to flooding. Mature yard trees are common, and winters bring regular snow and ice.
Repair, repoint or rebuild in Pequannock
An inspection from the roof and at the appliance tells us what the chimney needs. On a typical post-war Pequannock chimney, that means a new crown, repointing near the top, new flashing cut into the joints, a stainless cap and, where a newer appliance vents into it, a liner.
If a chimney was extended or altered during an addition and the masonry is loose or leaning, rebuilding the section above the roofline is usually the lasting fix. We match brick as closely as available materials allow.
