Chimney Repair for Roselle chimneys
Roselle's foursquares and colonials usually have a single brick chimney, often rising through the roof near the peak or along one side, built for a coal furnace and sometimes a fireplace. Today most vent gas appliances through flues sized for coal, and the portion above the roof has weathered for a century.
We repair chimneys throughout Roselle: repointing, crowns, caps, flashing, stainless steel liners, rebuilds of the upper section, waterproofing and cleaning. On a chimney that exits near the ridge, the stack above the roof can be short, but it takes weather from all sides and its flashing sits where hips and ridge meet.
Two-families and small apartment buildings often share one chimney among several appliances, which makes flue condition and sizing a safety matter as well as a water one.
Roselle housing
Much of Roselle was built between about 1900 and the 1950s. American foursquares with hipped roofs and dormers, gable-front colonials, Dutch colonials and bungalows dominate the older streets, with capes and ranches from the post-war years filling other sections. Two-families and small apartment buildings appear throughout, and the commercial streets have low flat-roofed buildings.
Weather & exposure
Roselle is flat and low, with mature street trees over many blocks and moderate wind exposure. Nor'easters bring wind-driven rain, hipped roofs collect leaves along their hip lines and in dormer valleys, and north eaves form ice dams in cold stretches. Freeze-thaw cycles work on the brick chimneys that serve nearly every older home.
Repair, repoint or rebuild in Roselle
An inspection of the crown, cap, brick, joints, flashing and flues tells you what the chimney needs. Most Roselle chimneys need some mix of a crown, cap, repointing and a liner. If the top is loose or badly spalled, we rebuild from the roofline up. You get photos and a written scope.
If you are replacing your roof, have the chimney done first or at the same time so the flashing can be built once, correctly.
