New Kensington fireplaces do real winter work — months of steady burning in some of the oldest housing stock in the country, masonry chimneys that have seen a century of freeze and thaw. We diagnose yours on the spot, fix it with real parts, and leave it lighting first try.
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Repair, cleaning, inspection, installation and maintenance — the full fireplace service list for New Kensington, from century-old masonry chimneys to modern sealed gas units.
Repair
Fireplace Repair
Any fireplace, any failure — diagnosed first, then fixed with the right parts. In Westmoreland County we see the pattern constantly: a unit that carried the house through winter, then quit on the coldest night.
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Repair
Gas Fireplace Repair
Thermopile, thermocouple, valve or board — we test each one and replace only what failed. Pilot that won't stay lit, dead remote, weak or lazy flame: gas systems diagnosed safely and repaired to code.
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Cleaning & Care
Fireplace Cleaning
Soot, dust and that stale closed-up smell removed from the firebox, glass and burner — the full clean — firebox, flue check, glass and burner — that a hard-worked Northeast fireplace needs.
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Cleaning & Care
Fireplace Inspection
Firebox, flue, venting and controls checked end to end, with a plain-language report. In an older New Kensington home, it is how cracked flue tiles and soft mortar get caught before they become a rebuild.
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Install & Replace
Fireplace Installation
A new gas fireplace or an outdoor fire feature, done right: sizing, venting, gas and electric runs, finishing — one crew, start to first fire. Wood-to-gas conversions and new direct-vent units are where most of our Westmoreland County installs land.
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Cleaning & Care
Fireplace Service & Maintenance
The annual service that keeps a New Kensington gas fireplace lighting first try: full clean, burner and pilot service, safety sensors tested, and a test fire before we leave.
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) 257-9181 and describe it.
Winter in New Kensington is long and cold, the housing stock is old, and many chimneys were built before modern flue standards existed. This is what we actually find here, and what we check for on every visit.
Older New Kensington homes used to leak enough air to feed any fire. Then came new windows, spray foam and tight renovations — and fireplaces that suddenly smoke and downdraft because the house will not give them air. We diagnose the pressure problem and fix the cause, not just the symptom.
The gas insert is the dominant upgrade in New Kensington: it drops into the old firebox, seals the drafty flue, lights by remote and turns a decorative hole in the wall back into real heat. We size, vent and install them properly, and service the first generation of inserts that are now aging.
A tall exterior masonry chimney in a New Kensington winter holds a column of cold air that pushes down into the room, bringing a campfire smell with it and making the first fire smoky. Priming the flue, a proper top-sealing damper and a correctly sized cap solve most of it — after we confirm the flue itself is clear.
Buying an older New Kensington home often means inheriting a fireplace with no history at all: no record of cleaning, no idea whether the flue tiles are cracked or the gas conversion was done right. An inspection before your first fire tells you exactly what you have and what it needs.
New Kensington sits in Westmoreland County, and the ZIP list at the bottom of this page covers 1 serviceable ZIP codes — 15068 through 15068. The closest served neighbors are Arnold, Lower Burrell, Brackenridge, and every one of them is covered by the same crews, the same day, under the same number: (888) 257-9181.
Same-day service, free estimates, licensed & insured — and a fireplace that lights when you click the remote.
At least once a year if you burn regularly — and after roughly every cord of wood, whichever comes first. Fireplaces here are working heat, burned for months, and creosote builds steadily in a cold masonry flue. The cleaning matters because glazed creosote is what ignites in a chimney fire, not because the firebox looks dirty.
On the inserts and log sets common in New Kensington, it is usually the pilot assembly, a tired thermocouple or thermopile, or a valve that has aged out — often showing up the first cold night after the unit sat all summer. A tech tests each part in order and replaces only what actually failed.
Yes — in Pennsylvania it is one of the highest-value inspections a buyer can order. Sellers rarely know the flue's condition, and cracked tiles, heavy creosote or a bad conversion are all invisible from the room. You get a plain-language report on what is sound, what needs work, and what can wait.
That is usually downdraft: a tall, cold masonry flue sinks air into the room between fires, carrying soot and creosote odor with it. A top-sealing damper, a clean flue and a sound cap fix most cases. If the smell comes with soot staining or a damper that will not close, have it inspected.
Late summer or early fall, before the first real cold snap. Every neglected fireplace in Westmoreland County seems to fail the same week in November, and that is when every company books up. A cleaning and inspection in September means your first fire of the season is a formality, not a gamble.
No — and be wary of anyone who does. Every fireplace 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.
Fireplace Team is a national company with local technicians serving New Kensington street addresses across the ZIP codes below — same-day service and free estimates, every day 8 AM – 8 PM. More of Pennsylvania is covered from our Pennsylvania page. The New Kensington list below covers 1 ZIP codes, 15068 through 15068.
Don't see your ZIP? New Kensington also uses P.O. Box and single-organization ZIP codes that have no street addresses — call (888) 257-9181 and we will confirm coverage for your street address on the call.
Also serving nearby: Arnold, PA · Lower Burrell, PA · Brackenridge, PA · Springdale, PA · Tarentum, PA · Plum, PA.
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