Chimney Repair for Franklin chimneys
Chimneys in Franklin Township work hard. Many farmhouses have old brick or stone chimneys, some shared between a fireplace and a furnace, and wood stoves are a common source of heat through the winter. Heavy use means creosote, heat stress and liners that wear out, while open exposure means wind-driven rain, cracked crowns and loose upper courses.
Asset Roofing & Chimney inspects, cleans, repairs, relines and rebuilds chimneys throughout Franklin Township. We repoint and waterproof masonry, rebuild crowns, install caps, rebuild flashing and install stainless-steel liners for stoves, inserts and heating appliances. We are licensed and insured, and estimates are free.
Franklin housing
Franklin's housing includes farmhouses from the 1800s and early 1900s, many enlarged over the generations with ells, porches and rear additions, along with village homes in the crossroads hamlets and later twentieth-century colonials, ranches and split-levels on rural lots. Asphalt shingle covers most homes; barns and outbuildings often carry metal. Older homes commonly have brick or stone chimneys, and wood stoves are a common source of heat.
Weather & exposure
Open fields give wind a long run at roofs and chimneys, especially on hilltop farms, while homes in the river valley near the Musconetcong deal with fog, damp air and cold that pools in the low ground. Winters bring snow and steady freeze-thaw, and isolated trees and woodlot edges drop limbs on nearby roofs in summer thunderstorms.
Repair, repoint or rebuild in Franklin
If you heat with wood, schedule a cleaning and inspection before each season and line any flue serving a stove or insert. We inspect the flue, connector and masonry and recommend a liner where the existing flue is unlined, cracked or the wrong size.
On the outside, keeping water out is the priority: repointing brick or stone, a rebuilt crown with an overhang, a cap and breathable waterproofing. Where the upper courses are loose, we rebuild from a sound course up.
