Chimney Sweep & Repair in Penn Township (Westmoreland County), PA

About 19 miles east of downtown Pittsburgh in Westmoreland County, Penn Township (Westmoreland County) has roughly 20,500 residents. The typical home in Penn Township was built around 1978 (about 16% of homes here were built before 1950), a period that mixed site-built masonry chimneys with factory-built fireplace systems — so caps, crowns, and flashing tend to fail before the structure itself does. Most homes in Penn Township (about 81%) heat with natural or propane gas, and gas furnaces and water heaters vent through the chimney too — a blocked or deteriorated flue can push carbon monoxide back into the house. At roughly 660 residents per square mile, it is a typical suburban-to-semi-rural community. We serve Penn Township together with nearby communities such as Jeannette, Murrysville and North Huntingdon Township.

Western Pennsylvania sees real winters with repeated freeze-thaw cycles from December through March, which is hard on exterior masonry — cracked mortar joints and crown damage show up more here than in milder climates.