Chimney Repair for Branchville chimneys
Branchville's older houses have brick chimneys that have been through a century or more of northwestern Sussex County winters. Many have soft original mortar, thin mortar caps instead of formed crowns, and flues that have served several different fuels over the years. Wood burning remains common in this part of the county.
Asset Roofing & Chimney inspects, cleans, repoints, rebuilds and relines chimneys in Branchville, and repairs the flashing where they meet the roof. We are licensed and insured, and estimates are free.
Branchville housing
Branchville's housing is mostly 19th-century and early-1900s village homes, many with steep gables, front porches, decorative trim and brick chimneys, along with a smaller number of later houses. Lots in the village center are narrow. A handful of older commercial and institutional buildings have low-slope or flat roof sections.
Weather & exposure
The village sits in a valley below the Kittatinny Ridge in the colder, northwestern part of the county, with heavy snow and a long freeze-thaw season. Large old trees shade many lots and drop limbs in storms, and closely spaced houses shed snow and water toward one another.
Repair, repoint or rebuild in Branchville
An inspection of both the masonry and the flue is the right starting point for an older Branchville chimney. If you burn wood, make it yearly, and confirm that any stove or insert has a liner sized to it.
Most old chimneys can be saved with repointing, a new crown, a cap and a breathable water repellent. Loose top courses or a lean mean a partial rebuild from a sound course up.
