Earliest Availability: The Week of OCTOBER 20th Thru 26th
Service Area
Office Visits
The MFC office is closed to the general public, and visitation is not permitted. I'm a one-person company, and I operate out of my home-office for the time being. This is where I live, not where I conduct business. As much as I appreciate your enthusiasm for fire safety, business takes place at your house. Mailbox and front door drop-offs are also not permitted. All inbound mail must be post-marked, otherwise it will be discarded (or mailed back if there is a return address).
Weather-Related Considerations
Services requiring roof access are suspended throughout the winter until springtime: chimney cap installation, 2nd floor dryer vent cleaning, chimney sweeping services for both home-heating systems and free-standing wood stoves.
Chimney sweeping services for open-faced fireplaces, fireplace wood inserts, and factory-prefab fireplaces are performed 12 months out of the year.
Additionally, appointments will be rescheduled due to rain and high winds.
Repairs & Estimates
MFC is a one-person company, primarily focused on service and maintenance. Large repair projects, stove installations, and inspections for the purpose of the sale of home and property are not taken on. MFC is not a licensed plumber, and does not perform gas work (i.e. conversions, diagnostics, or repairs for gas fireplace appliances or home-heating systems). If you feel your chimney requires extensive care, it's best to consult with a larger, repair-based company. I do not receive a finders fee for the referrals listed below, and you do not have to mention me by name.
CHIMNEY REPAIR REFERRALS
Ryan & Son Chimneys
(Landing, NJ) 973-398-3978
Hearth & Home
(Ledgewood, NJ) 973-252-0190
Luna Chimney Sweeps
(Blairstown, NJ) 973-300-5862
Country Chimney Sweeps & Masons
(Sparta, NJ) 973-729-0577
Colombus Chimney & Masonry
(Wharton, NJ 908-267-2991
Certified Chimney Service, Inc
(Denville, NJ) 973-361-1783
Allen Chimneys LLC
(Cedar Grove, NJ) 888-998-0006
OTHER REFERRALS
Cornerstone Plumbing & Heating
lic'ed plumber & HVAC
(Randolph, NJ) 973-879-2180
T. Daniel Specialty Heating
lic'ed plumber & HVAC
(Landing, NJ) 973-927-5742
NJ Pest Control
lic'ed pest services
(Randolph, NJ) 973-895-2106
Jim Burke
lic'ed electrician
(Budd Lake, NJ) 908-979-0407
Servpro
lic'ed disaster clean-up
(Randolph, NJ) 973-620-8029.
Animal & Pet Care
Household pets must be separated and secured from the work space (the area from your front door to your chimney) to prevent them from wandering on to my sooty tarps, and to prevent escape.
If your dog displays what is perceived as threatening behavior, and if a home owner fails to adequately compartmentalize their aggressive dog from the work area, I will leave your house, but not before remitting an invoice with a service charge.
These guidelines aren't intended to inconvenience clients, but are to keep both of our interests secure. I don't want to get bitten again, and you don't want your pet to get chemical burns from soot exposure on their paws.
Mt Freedom Chimney
Expert Chimney Service for Over 22 Years
MFC is a one-person chimney sweeping company. Services, scheduling, and customer relations are performed & completed by Adam Rincon, the company owner. MFC does NOT utilize social media for appointment scheduling.
Four Categories of Chimney Appliances
Open-Faced Fireplaces
Open-Faced Fireplaces
Open-Faced Fireplaces
Fireplace Inserts
Open-Faced Fireplaces
Open-Faced Fireplaces
Free-Standing Stoves
Open-Faced Fireplaces
Free-Standing Stoves
Home-Heating Systems
Open-Faced Fireplaces
Free-Standing Stoves
Photo Submission Examples
CHIMNEYS (EXTERIOR)
Required for service requests regarding everything other than fireplace and fireplace insert chimney sweeping (i.e. caps, heating systems, free-standing stoves). Photos must be zoomed-out from ground level to outline roof composition, pitch, height of the chimney above roofline, and ground-level obstructions like shrubbery. Do not send zoomed-in photos.
WOOD BURNING (INTERIOR)
Required to identify your appliance type, and to prevent appliance misidentification (ex. factor-prefab fireplace vs fireplace insert, which home owners frequently misname). Doors and screens must be open to highlight both fireplace or stove interior firebox, as well as the surrounding area and hearth. Best quality photos are taken approx ten feet away. Do not send photos with the fireplace, insert, or stove lit on fire.
HOME-HEATING (INTERIOR)
Appliance vent pipe configuration from the wall entry to the appliance connection must be present in photo submissions. Zooming in to highlight only the appliance(s) or only where vent pipes enter the chimney wall provides no useful information.
DRYER VENTS (EXTERIOR)
Similarly for heating systems and stoves, I need to better understand if I can safely access the outdoor vent termination for a dryer appliance if it is on the 2nd floor. Roof access is dependent on the weather and the time of year. Roof-borne services are typically rescinded through out the winter months.
Homeowners are NOT being asked to access their own roofs to take photos.
Services Not Supported
Sealed Gas Fireplaces
1st Gen Heat-Form Fireplaces
Pellet Inserts & Stoves
Pellet Inserts & Stoves
1st Gen Heat-Form Fireplaces
Pellet Inserts & Stoves
1st Gen Heat-Form Fireplaces
1st Gen Heat-Form Fireplaces
1st Gen Heat-Form Fireplaces
Wood Furnaces
Wood Ovens (Anything Food-Grade)
1st Gen Heat-Form Fireplaces
Unlined Fireplace Inserts
Wood Ovens (Anything Food-Grade)
Wood Ovens (Anything Food-Grade)
Wood Ovens (Anything Food-Grade)
Wood Ovens (Anything Food-Grade)
Wood Ovens (Anything Food-Grade)
