
Gilroy, CA California 95020
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to help! We provide a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our #1 priority. We happily offer fast response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace 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 update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros take care of all kinds of repair work as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and degrading mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to repair the loose mortar and fractures. One of our experts will be able to give you a flue repair price quote as well as recommend the best options for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages as well as protect against fires. The 3 main sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred kind of chimney liner for upgrades and repairs. They are generally produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any kind of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older houses have clay liners. They are rather inexpensive, yet call for routine maintenance to ensure that flue tiles do not 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 often tend to be hard to. install and pricey. Gradually, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is really crucial. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or ends up being damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, basic repair services can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If cracking in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely keep water from getting in.
In situations where there is more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to rebuild 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 very important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in many ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as prevents hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roofing. You should never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or mount 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 interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the component of the chimney that shuts off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair service. Typically repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and also every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outside. A significant amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your residence feel colder in the winter. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars per year in added home heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair 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 complete chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fire place repair service including firebox repair, 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 place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can sometimes require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places have refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a good improvement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of range of fireplace repair and improvements.