Oakland, CA California 94601
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to assist! 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!
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Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros take care of all types of repairs and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to repair the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair service quote and advise the very best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages and also prevent fires. The 3 primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. They are generally produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. The majority of older homes have clay liners. They are fairly affordable, but require regular upkeep to see to it 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 tend to be difficult to. install and also pricey. In time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue and also chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or comes to be damaged in any way, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, standard repair services can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealant can be applied on top. This will securely prevent water from entering.
In circumstances where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it might be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only 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 whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in numerous ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and protects against hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roof. You should never run your fireplace 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 specialists can replace your chimney cap or install a brand-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 interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the component of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it requires fixing. Typically fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, as well as every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outside. A substantial amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house really feel colder in the winter. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars per year in additional home heating expenses.
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 complete chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fireplace repair work service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and much 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 eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain 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 wonderful improvement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any kind of range of fire place repair work and enhancements.