Livermore, CA California 94550
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros take care of all kinds 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 created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and degrading mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to take care of the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will have the ability to provide you a flue repair service estimate as well as recommend the very best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage and prevent fires. The 3 major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored type 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 as well. Metal liners are are really versatile, available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any type of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older houses have clay liners. They are fairly economical, yet call for routine upkeep to see to it that flue tiles don't fracture, 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 sorts of liners often tend to be tough to. install and also costly. Over time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best options for your residence.
The chimney crown is extremely vital. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This protects your flue and chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or becomes damaged at all, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger extreme damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, standard repairs can be made to stop issues from happening.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely keep water from getting in.
In situations where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct 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 necessary to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in lots of ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You ought to never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or mount a brand-new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Many people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that blocks air flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair service. Normally fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
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 undesirable weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your home really feel chillier in the winter season. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars annually in added home heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service and also full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fire place repair work service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can sometimes need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can additionally be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a great enhancement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of variety of fireplace repair work and improvements.