Colonial brick, brownstone-era stacks and postwar capes - Franklin Lakes housing stock holds some of the oldest chimneys still in daily use anywhere. We sweep, inspect and repair them with the respect old masonry needs, and offer same-day service on the cold days winter will not wait.
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The six services Franklin Lakes homeowners call us for most - from a flue heavy with a winter of creosote, to mortar opened by hard freeze-thaw. Everything on this page is chimney in Franklin Lakes, NJ — the work, the local conditions and the coverage.
Sweep & Cleaning
Chimney Sweep
The full professional sweep: rotary brushes scrub the flue from top to bottom while a HEPA vacuum keeps every speck of soot sealed in — the visit that keeps a chimney safe to burn in. The visit ends with honest findings on the liner and cap, the two parts winter tests hardest here. For chimney sweep in Franklin Lakes, NJ, one call books the visit and a local tech takes it from there.
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Sweep & Cleaning
Chimney Cleaning
For older Bergen County chimneys, the cleaning is paired with a close look at the tiles the soot has been hiding all winter. Creosote, soot and ash removed from the flue, smoke shelf and firebox — the deep clean that kills the campfire smell and the fire risk with it. That local standard is what chimney cleaning in Franklin Lakes, NJ means with Chimney Service Co.
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Repair
Chimney Repair
Any chimney, any problem — leaks, cracks, crumbling brick, bad draw. If the chimney has had a fire, the camera findings come first and the repair plan follows them, not the other way around. Diagnosed on camera first, then repaired properly with the right materials. Chimney Repair in Franklin Lakes, NJ runs on one standard: done properly, checked, and shown to you before we leave.
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Inspection & Care
Chimney Inspection
A full inspection of flue, liner, cap, crown, flashing and firebox — camera inside the flue, with a plain-language report of what is safe, what is not, and what can wait. Booked in the fall, the inspection is the safety check that makes the first fire of the season a formality. When neighbors talk about chimney inspection in Franklin Lakes, NJ, this is the visit they mean.
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Install & Replace
Chimney Cap Installation
A quality stainless cap keeps rain, birds and sparks where they belong. Fitted to your flue, secured properly, and screened against animals. In Bergen County, the screen keeps nesting birds and storm debris out while keeping sparks in during burning season. Chimney Cap Installation in Franklin Lakes, NJ starts with a real look at the problem — never a guess over the phone.
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Repair
Chimney Liner Repair
Cracked tiles, gaps at the joints, a liner that is shifting — liner faults found on camera and repaired so hot gases stay inside the Franklin Lakes flue where they belong. In Bergen County, we repair tile sections that are sound to repair and recommend relining plainly when damage runs full height. When neighbors talk about chimney liner repair in Franklin Lakes, NJ, this is the visit they mean.
Get a free estimateNeed something else — a damper, a blower, a smoke problem, a bird in the flue? We cover all 27 fireplace specialties. Call (888) 258-0797 and describe it.
Winter in Franklin Lakes is long and hard, the housing stock is old, and many chimneys predate modern liner standards entirely. This is what we actually find here, and what we check on every visit.
A Franklin Lakes fireplace is often real heat, burned nightly for months, and steady burning in a cold masonry flue lays down creosote layer on layer. That buildup is the fuel in a chimney fire, which is why annual sweeping here is safety work, not housekeeping.
Ice dams at the roof edge push meltwater under shingles and against chimney flashing all winter in Bergen County. The leak that shows by the fireplace in February often starts at frozen flashing, not the flue - and it returns every thaw until it is fixed.
A tall exterior chimney in a Franklin Lakes January holds a column of heavy cold air that sinks into the room between fires, carrying creosote smell with it and making the first fire smoky. A clean flue, sound damper and right cap solve most of it.
Where salt air reaches Franklin Lakes - the shore towns and harbor neighborhoods - stainless caps, dampers and liner tops corrode years faster than they do inland. The failure is quiet: a seam opens, rain follows, and the flue starts taking water every storm.
Franklin Lakes sits in Bergen County, and the ZIP list at the bottom of this page covers 1 serviceable ZIP codes — 07417 through 07417. The closest served neighbors are Oakland, Midland Park, Pompton Lakes, and every one of them is covered by the same crews, the same day, under the same number: (888) 258-0797.
Same-day service, free estimates, licensed & insured — and a flue you can see on camera, clean from top to bottom.
Once a year at minimum for a fireplace in regular use - and after about every cord of wood burned, whichever comes first. Franklin Lakes fireplaces work for months in a cold flue, and creosote builds steadily the whole season. The sweep and inspection together are the safety check.
Not until a tech has seen how extensive the cracking is. Tiles are the barrier between hot gases and the masonry and framing behind them, and hard freeze-thaw cracks them in most older Franklin Lakes chimneys eventually. Many cases call for liner repair or relining, which is a real fix.
Not before a full camera inspection. Chimney fires crack tiles, warp metal liners and open mortar joints, often with no sign visible from the room. In Bergen County we inspect the entire flue after any chimney fire and report exactly what is damaged before anyone burns again.
Yes - in many Franklin Lakes homes the furnace, boiler or water heater vents through its own flue in the shared stack, and oil and gas liners crack, soot up and block with age. A blocked appliance flue can spill exhaust indoors, so we inspect every flue in the chimney.
Often ice and flashing working together: ice dams push meltwater against the chimney, flashing loosened by freeze-thaw lets it in, and saturated brick passes it through to the wall. The stain shows by the fireplace, but the repair belongs at the roofline and the crown, in that order.
No — and be wary of anyone who does. Every chimney fails differently, so a phone price is a guess that changes at your door. Our estimates are free: a tech looks at the actual problem, then gives you one clear price before any work starts.
Chimney Service Co is a national company with local technicians serving Franklin Lakes street addresses across the ZIP codes below — same-day service and free estimates, every day 8 AM – 8 PM. More of New Jersey is covered from our New Jersey page. The Franklin Lakes list below covers 1 ZIP codes, 07417 through 07417.
Don't see your ZIP? Franklin Lakes also uses P.O. Box and single-organization ZIP codes that have no street addresses — call (888) 258-0797 and we will confirm coverage for your street address on the call.
Also serving nearby: Oakland, NJ · Midland Park, NJ · Pompton Lakes, NJ · Allendale, NJ · Waldwick, NJ · Hawthorne, NJ.
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