
Castro Valley, CA California 94546
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to assist! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all kinds of repair services and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's feasible to deal with the loose mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will have the ability to give you a flue repair price quote and recommend the very best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage and prevent fires. The three primary kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred kind of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repairs. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any kind of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older houses have clay liners. They are fairly cost-effective, but call for regular upkeep to ensure that flue tiles don't crack, 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 sorts of liners tend to be challenging to. install and expensive. Over time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best options for your home.
The chimney crown is very important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This shields your flue and chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or comes to be damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damages to the whole chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, standard repair services can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is more extensive damage to the crown, it may be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and protects against hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roofing. You must never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists can replace your chimney cap or install a new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Many 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 closes off air flow to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair. Typically fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's better to install a top sealing damper. They are less costly, as well as every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outside. A substantial amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your home really feel cooler in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars per year in added heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair work isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service and also full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can often require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are loaded with new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces have refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a nice improvement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any kind of range of fireplace repair work and renovations.