
Albany, CA California 94706
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to assist! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our #1 priority. We proudly offer rapid response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros deal with all types of repairs and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to deal with the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our experts will have the ability to give you a flue repair quote as well as recommend the very best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damage and also protect against fires. The three major sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. The majority of older residences have clay liners. They are rather economical, yet need routine upkeep to see to it that flue tiles don't crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These kinds of liners tend to be hard to. install and costly. With time, 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 extremely vital. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue as well as chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When found early, basic repairs can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely block water from entering.
In scenarios where there is more extensive 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 just 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 entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in many ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and protects against hot sparks and 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 technicians 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 travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that blocks air flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair service. Generally fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to install a top sealing damper. They are more economical, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outside. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your residence feel cooler in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars annually in added home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair service and complete chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fireplace repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can often need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can additionally be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places include refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a wonderful improvement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of selection of fire place repair work and renovations.