Colonial brick, brownstone-era stacks and postwar capes - Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison, 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. In Morris County, where many flues serve both a fireplace and a furnace, the sweep report covers the whole stack. The crews behind chimney sweep in Madison, NJ are the same ones who cover the ZIP codes listed below.
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Sweep & Cleaning
Chimney Cleaning
A cold masonry flue sweats soot and odor all summer, so the clean covers the smoke shelf, damper and firebox as one job. 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. It is why chimney cleaning in Madison, NJ keeps getting recommended to neighbors.
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Repair
Chimney Repair
Any chimney, any problem — leaks, cracks, crumbling brick, bad draw. In Madison, freeze-thaw mortar, spalling brick and cracked crowns are the core of the repair list every spring. Diagnosed on camera first, then repaired properly with the right materials. The crews behind chimney repair in Madison, NJ are the same ones who cover the ZIP codes listed below.
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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. Booking chimney inspection in Madison, NJ takes one call, and the tech arrives with everything the job needs.
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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 Madison, a fitted stainless cap keeps wet snow and storm rain out of the flue through the whole freeze-thaw season. Booking chimney cap installation in Madison, NJ takes one call, and the tech arrives with everything the job needs.
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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 Madison flue where they belong. A tight liner also restores draw, so some smoking fireplaces in older homes trace back to tiles, not the firebox. Booking chimney liner repair in Madison, NJ takes one call, and the tech arrives with everything the job needs.
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 Madison 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.
Water enters mortar joints and crown cracks across Madison, freezes hard, expands and pries the masonry apart a little further with every cycle. By late winter the evidence is spalling brick, open joints and leaks that were hairlines back in the fall.
A Madison 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.
Generations of Madison homes heated with oil, then gas, and those appliance flues live inside the same chimney as the fireplace. Oil soot, acidic condensate and cracked tiles degrade those liners quietly, and a failing appliance flue is a safety problem, not a detail.
A chimney fire can crack flue tiles and warp metal liners without leaving much evidence in the room - the fire burns up, not out. Any chimney in Morris County that has had one needs a full camera inspection before it is used again, without exception.
Madison sits in Morris County, and the ZIP list at the bottom of this page covers 1 serviceable ZIP codes — 07940 through 07940. The closest served neighbors are Florham Park, Chatham, New Providence, 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.
Serious enough to fix before another winter. Mortar is the sacrificial layer that keeps water out of the brickwork, and freeze-thaw in New Jersey opens failed joints fast once they start. Repointing sound brick is a repair; waiting until bricks loosen and shift turns it into a rebuild.
Usually a cold flue. A tall masonry chimney in Madison holds heavy cold air that pushes down until a fire warms the flue, so the first minutes spill smoke. Creosote narrowing, a stuck damper or a missing cap make it worse. We check the whole path before suggesting fixes.
Yes - in many Madison 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.
Yes - same-day service is available in Madison, and estimates are free once a tech has looked at the actual chimney. We are licensed and insured, with 10+ years of experience and 100+ 5-star reviews. In heating season, calling early in the day gives the best same-day chance.
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 Madison 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 Madison list below covers 1 ZIP codes, 07940 through 07940.
Don't see your ZIP? Madison 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: Florham Park, NJ · Chatham, NJ · New Providence, NJ · Summit, NJ · Morristown, NJ · Mountainside, NJ.
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