
Manhattan Beach, CA California 90266
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 call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all types of repair services as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to fix the loose mortar and cracks. One of our experts will have the ability to give you a flue repair quote and advise the best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damage and prevent fires. The 3 primary kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible models, and most any type of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older residences have clay liners. They are rather low-cost, yet require regular upkeep to make sure 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 sorts of liners have a tendency to be hard to. install and costly. In time, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is really vital. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or ends up being damaged in any way, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When found early, basic repair services can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In situations where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in lots of ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also prevents hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roof. 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 technicians can replace your chimney cap or mount a new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Many individuals 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 circulation to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair. Generally repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's far better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outdoors. A considerable amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel chillier in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars each 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 entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair service as well as full chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair work and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can occasionally need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are filled with new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces have refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a nice improvement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any kind of selection of fireplace repair service and improvements.