Norwalk, CA California 90650
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to help! We provide a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
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Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all types of repairs and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to fix the loose mortar and fractures. One of our experts will be able to provide you a flue repair work price quote as well as advise the very best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages as well as prevent fires. The three main kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades and repair work. They are generally produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum as well. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any kind of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older houses have clay liners. They are rather low-cost, however need routine maintenance to make certain that flue tiles do not fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These types of liners often tend to be tough to. install as well as costly. Over time, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best options for your home.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger extreme damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, standard repair work can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In circumstances where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it may be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect 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 certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in many ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also protects against hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roof. You should never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of galvanized or stainless steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up a new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the component of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs fixing. Generally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your home feel cooler in the winter. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars each year in added home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair service and complete chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace 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 often need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can likewise be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a great improvement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of selection of fire place repair work and enhancements.