
Arcata, CA California 95521
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to assist! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our top priority. We happily provide great response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all sorts of repairs as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and weakening mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's possible to deal with the loose mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will have the ability to give you a flue repair work price quote and suggest the best alternatives for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages and also protect against fires. The 3 major types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and 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 extremely versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible models, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older houses have clay liners. They are rather low-cost, but call for regular upkeep to see to it that flue tiles don't fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These kinds of liners have a tendency to be tough to. install as well as costly. In time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is really vital. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This shields your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or becomes damaged in any way, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, basic repair services can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If cracking in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will safely block water from entering.
In situations where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it might be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roofing. You should never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up a brand-new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair work. Usually repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel colder in the winter season. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars per year in additional home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair work isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair service and full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fireplace repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can sometimes need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are filled with new cement. Broken or loose bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places contain 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 fire place. The newest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any variety of fireplace repair service and renovations.