
Imperial Beach, CA California 91932
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to assist! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair, 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 kinds of repair services and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and weakening mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to repair the loose mortar and fractures. One of our experts will have the ability to provide you a flue repair quote and suggest the very best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and prevent fires. The three major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair services. They are usually produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum as well. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any type of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older houses have clay liners. They are rather low-cost, yet need regular upkeep to ensure that flue tiles don't crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These kinds of liners have a tendency to be hard to. install as well as pricey. Gradually, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the very best options for your home.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This secures your flue and chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or ends up being damaged at all, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger extreme damage to the whole chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, standard repair services can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If cracking in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealant can be used on top. This will safely block water from entering.
In situations where there is a lot more extensive damage to the crown, it might be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain 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 and also embers from flying out and into your roofing. You ought to 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 specialists 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 portion of the chimney that blocks air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it requires fixing. Typically fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your residence feel cooler in the winter season. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars annually in additional home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair service as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, 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 fireplace can occasionally need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places contain 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 enhancement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of range of fireplace repair and renovations.