
Alamo, CA California 94507
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to assist! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our main priority. We proudly provide rapid response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros manage all types of repair services as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to take care of the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will be able to provide you a flue repair estimate and advise the very best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The 3 major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. They are typically produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any kind of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older residences have clay liners. They are rather affordable, but need routine maintenance to ensure that flue tiles do not crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These kinds of liners tend to be tough to. install and costly. Gradually, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is very vital. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or comes to be damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger extreme damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, standard repairs can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it might be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and prevents hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roof. You should never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or install a brand-new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair work. Usually repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are more economical, as well as every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel colder in the wintertime. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars annually in added home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work as well as complete chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with complete fire place repair work service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can sometimes need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can likewise be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places have refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a nice improvement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of variety of fireplace repair service and improvements.