Over 100 years ago
Bowden’s Fireside Hearth and Home began offering the highest quality fireplace products and accessories to upscale homeowners in central New Jersey. Today this family run business proudly continues the tradition of assisting our customers in designing and selecting only the very best hearth and home products available anywhere!
Business highlights
121 years of trusted experience
Services we offer
Design, installation, maintenance and cleaning of fireplace, chimney, outdoor living, gas, barbecue grill. Our Design showroom is located at 1731 Nottingham Way - Hamilton, NJ 08619 We carry all the best brands - Jotul - Vermont Castings - Lopi - Mendota - Fireplace Xtrordair and many more.
My wood fireplace repair went very well & the person who did the repair work explained everything in full and could not have been more helpful.
Description of Work: Replaced lock top damper
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$545
Charlie S.
11/2021
3.0
chimney sweep, fireplaces
+ 0 more
They came twice in two years and said the wall switch was defective and replaced it. In both situations the fireplace worked part of the time. There is obviously a secondary problem which has not been fixed.
Description of Work: Gas fireplace was not working properly.
We called on Bowden to repair a chimney prior to selling our house. The buyers' inspector found imperfections in the work which Tom himself took on to correct. He is proud of his company and did not allow imperfect work to get in the way of his reputation. He is experienced enough to know the real issues of a fireplace to ensure safe and proper function of the fireplace. We had used Bowden's services many times to clean or repair the three chimneys we had and have always been satisfied with their work. Great workmanship, reasonable pricing, professional knowledgable and courteous.
Description of Work: Chimney repair
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Elizabeth R.
11/2015
1.0
fireplaces
+ -1 more
I found them on Angie's List and contacted them through the website twice in the summer. No response. I finally called and talked to a very crabby woman who agreed to send a crew out. They showed up on time. We talked about some options and they suggested a certain wood stove which I agreed to buy. They said it would be ordered for me. A week went by and I heard nothing. When I called back, the woman was more pleasant but had all the wrong info. She said the owner would call me back. He never did. I'm calling someone else.
Description of Work: came to the house
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
4.0
Response from Bowden's Fireside Hearth & Home
I am so sorry for you negative experience. We do not monitor our Angies list page very well but want to be better. Please email me direct and I will win your business back. tom(at)bowdensfireside.com Tom Hurst Owner
Marty S.
06/2014
2.0
fireplaces
+ -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Needed the chimney cap put back on chimney (blew off). They had already repaired this once. I call them and they said they would be out that week. They never turned up, count at least 3 months later, I come home to a bill in my mail box, the cap was back on and the cost was 3 times more than the first time they put it on. It's not worth my time to call/argue with them so I waited 2 months to pay them. I would not use them again.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
2.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$160
Barry E.
02/2014
5.0
chimney caps, chimney sweep
+ 0 more
Arrived on time and was clean and careful
Description of Work: Cleaned wood burning fireplace and chimney
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$130
Judy S.
07/2013
5.0
fireplaces
+ -1 more
He did a great job in good time.
Description of Work: Replaced gas logs and made fireplace wood-ready and checked the chimney for readiness.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$600
Wayne M.
12/2012
5.0
fireplaces
+ -1 more
We were concerned because we noticed the smell of gas when we turned on the fireplace. The maintenance person showed up on time and performed all work in a prompt and professional manner. The gas log has been working perfectly ever since with no gas smell.
Description of Work: Annual maintenance on internally-vented gas log insert in fireplace.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$150
Claudia J.
10/2012
1.0
fireplaces
+ -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Long story very short: they weren't very smart. They took off the chimney cap because they said I needed a new one. They put tarp up top, as if it would never rain. Guess what!? It's raining now and now there is water coming down the chimney into the unit. Makes no sense
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
Brad A.
09/2012
5.0
fireplaces
+ -1 more
They were very fast and inexpensive. They were super efficient in their work. They were very clean. There were no surprises with the price. The technicians that came out to do the installation were very professional and knowledgeable.
Description of Work: They installed a fireplace in my kitchen.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,500
Don M.
07/2012
5.0
chimney repair, chimney caps
+ 0 more
Very well. After two chimney repair firms refused to repair and certify our chimneys (which we needed to sell our house), Bowden's lookedvat it initially, measured and ordered parts for the repair (caps and crowns) and completed the repair and certified everything.The other firms didn't understand our chimneys (which included heat exchanges) but they did and did the job. One of the other firms was trying to push for new chimneys for $10,000 each.
Description of Work: Repaired chimneys. Cracked mortar and terra cotta lining.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$900
Rudolph B.
03/2012
5.0
fireplaces
+ -1 more
We just purchased a property and the gas fireplace was not working as we had expected. The diagnostic services identified an unusually configured blower circuit, which was very rapidly and professionally fixed. Will definitely use them again!
Description of Work: fireplace diagnostic services, replacement of blower circuit thermostat
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$150
Reg P.
02/2012
5.0
fireplaces
+ -1 more
I have been very pleased with my experiences with Bowden's. They recieved the wrong size of door and was honest with me. He told me that he would be sending the door back to get the correct size. He then brought it back and installed it correctly. I was very pleased with his work. I will use them again.
Description of Work: I used Bowden's Fireside Hearth & Home for fireplace repair.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
laure W.
12/2011
1.0
fireplaces, chimney sweep
+ 0 more
The technician came out today and did an incomplete job. He only cleaned the chimney from the fireplace up. He did not go up on the roof to check the chimney there and did not clean the chimney from the roof down. There is soot on the inside of my chimney after he was done. When I called to ask why the job was incomplete, I was told ove rthe phone that they dont go up on the roof, the the chi8mney can be cleaned form the fireplace up. That anything observed inside the chimney was (1st) the mortar of the bricks lining the chimney, and then, after I told the woman on the phone that the chimney had a stainless steel liner, that (2nd) that the liner was corrugated and what was observed was the soot on that. I would not recomend this conmpnay for this service at all.
Description of Work: The company was called for a chimney sweep service. The previous company/gentleman had retired. Over the phone I was told that the gentleman I had used was referring his customers to this company. I was given a quote of how much the service would be and given a date for them to come out to the house.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
3.0
professionalism
1.0
punctuality
3.0
$123.05
Response from Bowden's Fireside Hearth & Home
I am so sorry you were unhappy with the service. After almost 20 years of cleaning chimneys we are always able to clean from the bottom. We do however do an inspection of the top of the chimney upon request. Let me know if you would like us to come out and do a full second inspection free of charge.
Douglas B.
02/2009
2.0
fireplaces
+ -1 more
See above.
Description of Work: Purchased a pellet stove fireplace insert. However, the company failed to place our order, delaying our receipt of stove. They also wouldn't return phone calls. The company gave us a quote for installation that more than doubled from what salesperson initially stated. Had installation done by another dealer for $650 less. Bowden's would not let us cancel our order.
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Service Categories
Fireplaces,
Chimney Sweep,
Chimney Caps,
Chimney Repair,
Dryer Vent Cleaning,
Gas Grills
FAQ
Bowden's Fireside Hearth & Home is currently rated 3.9 overall out of 5.
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Bowden's Fireside Hearth & Home accepts the following forms of payment: Check,Discover,Financing Available,MasterCard,Visa
No, Bowden's Fireside Hearth & Home does not offer free project estimates.
No, Bowden's Fireside Hearth & Home does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Bowden's Fireside Hearth & Home does not offer a senior discount.
No, Bowden's Fireside Hearth & Home does not offer emergency services.
No, Bowden's Fireside Hearth & Home does not offer warranties.
Bowden's Fireside Hearth & Home offers the following services: Design, installation, maintenance and cleaning of fireplace, chimney, outdoor living, gas, barbecue grill. Our Design showroom is located at 1731 Nottingham Way - Hamilton, NJ 08619 We carry all the best brands - Jotul - Vermont Castings - Lopi - Mendota - Fireplace Xtrordair and many more.