Chimney Repair for Franklin chimneys
Franklin's chimneys range from compact brick chimneys on mid-century capes and ranches, often venting a furnace and water heater, to prefabricated fireplace chases on 1980s and 1990s homes and townhouses, to large old brick or stone chimneys on historic homes in the canal villages. Garden apartment and commercial buildings may have masonry chimneys or metal flues passing through flat roofs.
The common problems are a cracked crown, open joints above the roof, a missing cap, failed flashing, liners damaged by modern appliances and rusted chase covers. Asset Roofing & Chimney repairs all of these, installs stainless steel liners, rebuilds deteriorated stacks, waterproofs porous brick and cleans flues.
Franklin housing
Franklin's housing covers many eras. Mid-century capes, ranches and split-levels fill the older neighborhoods in the northeast near New Brunswick, along with garden apartment complexes. The 1980s through 2000s brought larger single-family developments, townhouse communities and age-restricted adult communities across the central and southern parts of the township. Historic villages along the Millstone River and the canal hold 1700s and 1800s homes and farmhouses. Industrial, warehouse and office buildings with large flat roofs are concentrated near the interstate.
Weather & exposure
Franklin is mostly low and gently rolling, with the Raritan River along its northern edge and the Millstone River and canal along the west. Open land in the central and southern parts of the township exposes roofs to wind, while the older neighborhoods have mature trees. Winters bring ice dams and freeze-thaw cycles, and summer thunderstorms bring heavy rain to large commercial roofs.
Repair, repoint or rebuild in Franklin
We inspect from the roof and inside, including the appliance connections, to know what each flue serves. Typical repairs are a crown rebuild, repointing above the roofline, a cap, new flashing and a liner where needed. On prefabricated units we replace the chase cover and storm collar and correct the chase flashing.
Where a masonry stack is loose or badly spalled, we rebuild from the roofline up. On historic chimneys we use mortar compatible with the original and match brick or stone as closely as available materials allow.
