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Chimney and Vent Services in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn

Serving Brooklyn Heights and nearby cities.

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The short answer

All Star Chimney Sweep serves Brooklyn Heights with chimney sweeping, inspections, repairs, liner installation, waterproofing and dryer vent and air duct cleaning. The neighborhood is about a mile from our office, and the NFPA 211 standard calls for a chimney inspection once a year, so it's easy to book a yearly visit before the heating season starts.

Brooklyn Heights sits about a mile north of our Brooklyn office, so it's one of the quickest neighborhoods for our crews to reach. Many homes here are brownstones, rowhouses and pre-war apartment buildings, often with more than one flue running up a shared masonry stack. Some flues serve a working fireplace. Others vent a boiler or water heater, and some were closed off decades ago. Our certified technicians sweep, inspect, repair and reline these chimneys, and we also clean dryer vents and air ducts. That way one visit can cover the main ways your home moves heat, exhaust and air.

Older Masonry and New York Weather

Brick and brownstone chimneys hold up well, but Brooklyn's weather wears on them. Winter brings repeated freeze-thaw cycles. Water soaks into mortar joints and crowns, freezes, expands and slowly opens cracks. Nor'easters and summer thunderstorms add wind-driven rain, and humid summers keep damp masonry from drying out.

Over time this shows up as crumbling mortar, spalling brick, a cracked crown, rusted dampers or water stains on a ceiling or chimney breast. Rooftop chimneys on attached rowhouses take the weather head-on and are easy to ignore from the street. A close look from the roof and inside the flue usually finds problems while they are still small repairs rather than a partial rebuild.

Technician lowering an inspection camera into a chimney flue

Boilers, Gas Conversions and Liners

Many buildings in the neighborhood heat with boilers that vent through an old masonry chimney. When a New York City building converts its boiler from oil to gas, the chimney has to be evaluated as part of the job. A new liner is often needed because gas exhaust creates acidic condensate that can eat away at a masonry flue.

We inspect the flue, confirm whether it can safely vent the new appliance, and install a properly sized liner when one is needed. Because the city's heat season runs from October 1 through May 31, building owners need their heating systems working through the cold months. Scheduling chimney work in late spring or summer helps keep it from interrupting heat for tenants or your own household.

Which Inspection Your Chimney Needs

Chimney professionals use three levels of inspection under the NFPA 211 standard. We'll tell you which level fits your situation and why.

  • Level 1: a yearly check when nothing about the system has changed.
  • Level 2: when you add or replace an appliance, switch fuels, or buy or sell the home. This level includes a camera look inside the flue.
  • Level 3: when a suspected hidden hazard can only be reached by opening part of the chimney or the building.

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Dryer Vents and Air Ducts

Dryer vents in older buildings often run long, bent paths to an outside wall or up through the roof, and lint builds up quickly. The U.S. Fire Administration identifies failure to clean as the leading factor in home clothes dryer fires. If your clothes take longer to dry or the laundry area feels hot, the vent is probably due for a cleaning.

For air ducts, we follow the U.S. EPA's guidance. Cleaning makes sense when there is substantial visible mold, signs of vermin, or excessive dust and debris. The EPA notes that duct cleaning hasn't been shown to prevent health problems, and it advises caution with chemical treatments. We'll show you what we find before recommending any work.

Services in Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

We handle the full range of chimney and vent work in Brooklyn Heights. We also serve the neighboring areas of Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Boerum Hill and Fort Greene, plus the Financial District across the river.

  • Chimney sweeping and chimney inspections
  • Chimney repair, waterproofing and chimney rebuilding
  • Chimney liner installation for fireplaces, boilers and water heaters
  • Chimney caps and chase covers
  • Fireplace and damper repair
  • Dryer vent cleaning and air duct cleaning

Services in Brooklyn Heights

Nearby areas

Chimney sweep cleaning a brick chimney on a rowhouse roof

Book Chimney & Duct Cleaning in Brooklyn Heights

Serving Brooklyn Heights and nearby cities.

  • Diagnosis before any repair
  • Written price up front
  • Written price before we start
Call (804) 963-6010Request Service

What to expect

How a visit goes

  1. We show you what we see

    Every inspection comes with photos of the flue, crown, damper or vent, so you can see the condition for yourself instead of taking our word for it.

  2. We explain your options

    When there is more than one reasonable fix, we lay out each option, what it addresses, and what happens if you wait, so you can decide what fits your home.

  3. We respect your home

    We lay down drop cloths, use sealed equipment to contain soot and dust, and leave the work area as clean as we found it.

FAQ

Common questions

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How often should a Brooklyn Heights chimney be inspected?

The NFPA 211 standard calls for chimneys, fireplaces and vents to be inspected once a year. Late spring through early fall is a good window, before the heating season begins.

My building is switching its boiler from oil to gas. Does the chimney need work?

The chimney has to be evaluated as part of an oil-to-gas conversion in New York City. A new liner is often required because gas exhaust produces acidic condensate that can corrode a masonry flue.

Can you work on a chimney shared by attached rowhouses?

Yes. Shared stacks are common on attached homes. We identify which flue serves which appliance and inspect each one, then explain any repairs that affect the whole stack.

What causes water leaks around my chimney?

Common causes are a cracked crown, worn mortar joints, failed flashing or a missing cap. Freeze-thaw cycles and wind-driven rain make each of these worse. Repairs, a cap and masonry waterproofing usually fix the problem.

Do I need my air ducts cleaned?

Not always. Following EPA guidance, we recommend cleaning when there's substantial visible mold, signs of vermin, or excessive dust and debris. We'll show you the condition of your ducts before suggesting any work.

Which nearby neighborhoods do you serve?

Besides Brooklyn Heights, we serve Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Boerum Hill, Fort Greene and the Financial District.

Find out what's going on in your chimney

Tell us what you're noticing, whether it's smoke, odors, leaks or a slow dryer, and we'll set up a visit. You'll get photos of what we find and a written price before any work begins.

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