Chimney Repair for Haledon chimneys
Most of Haledon's older homes and two-families have a brick chimney that was built for coal or oil and now vents a gas boiler, a water heater or nothing at all. After many decades of freeze-thaw weather, the tops of these chimneys are often where the trouble is: loose brick, eroded mortar, a crumbling crown and no cap.
We inspect, repoint, reline, cap and rebuild chimneys across Haledon, and we reflash chimneys at both shingle and flat roofs. Where a chimney is no longer used, we can cap and seal it or remove it below the roofline. Estimates are free, and we are licensed and insured.
Haledon housing
Haledon's housing is older and fairly dense for a suburb: early twentieth century single-families and two-families on narrow lots, postwar capes and ranches, and garden apartments and small multifamily buildings, some with flat roofs. Rental housing is common given the university next door. Mixed-use buildings with flat roofs line the main commercial street, and most older homes have brick chimneys.
Weather & exposure
Haledon climbs from the Paterson side toward higher ground to the north and west, so homes on the upper streets take more wind than those below. Closely spaced houses mean debris from neighboring trees and roofs collects in shared gutters. Nor'easters bring wind-driven rain, summer storms bring heavy downpours that test flat-roof drainage, and freeze-thaw winters work on masonry and flashing.
Repair, repoint or rebuild in Haledon
Start with an inspection of the masonry and, if the chimney serves an appliance, the flue. Repoint sound brick with worn joints; rebuild loose or spalled tops from a sound course with a new crown and cap. A flue venting a gas boiler or water heater that is unlined or damaged should get a correctly sized stainless steel liner.
If the chimney is abandoned, capping and sealing it or removing it below the roofline eliminates a recurring leak. When roof work is planned, do the chimney first so it can be flashed properly into the new roof.
