Chimney Repair for Union Township chimneys
Union Township's capes, ranches and split-levels were built with brick chimneys serving oil or gas furnaces and, in many cases, a fireplace. Several decades of freeze-thaw have cracked crowns and opened joints, and the many homes converted from oil to gas now vent into flues too large for the appliance, which damages the chimney from the inside.
We repair chimneys across the township: crown replacement, repointing, caps, flashing, stainless steel liners, rebuilds of deteriorated upper sections, waterproofing and cleaning. We also handle the masonry and flue work on commercial buildings that still use masonry stacks for heating equipment, with photos and a written scope for owners and property managers.
On capes and ranches, chimneys often rise through a low roof beside a taller dormer or addition, where snow and runoff collect against the flashing. That configuration fails earlier than a chimney on an open gable and is a common source of stains attributed to the roof.
Union Township housing
Union Township's housing stock is dominated by 1940s to 1960s capes, ranches, split-levels and modest colonials, often with later additions, rear dormers and converted garages. Asphalt shingle roofs predominate and many are on their second or third covering. Brick chimneys serving a furnace and sometimes a fireplace are standard. The Route 22 corridor and other commercial strips carry extensive flat and low-slope membrane and built-up roofs.
Weather & exposure
Union Township is mostly flat to gently rolling with moderate wind exposure and street trees of varying age. Capes and ranches with low attics run hot in summer and form ice dams on shaded north eaves in winter. Nor'easters and summer thunderstorms bring wind-driven rain, and the broad flat roofs along Route 22 are vulnerable to ponding, clogged drains and wind uplift at the edges.
Repair, repoint or rebuild in Union Township
An inspection of the crown, cap, brick, flashing and flue sets the scope. Typical Union Township chimneys need a crown, a cap, repointing of the top courses and, where gas appliances vent through clay tile, a liner. Loose or heavily spalled upper sections are rebuilt from the roofline. We provide photos and a written scope.
If you are planning a roof replacement, have the chimney inspected first so masonry work is done before the new shingles go on.
