
Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA California 90274
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to assist! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our main priority. We happily offer rapid response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros deal with all types of fixings and maintenance 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, cracks between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to take care of the loose mortar and fractures. One of our experts will have the ability to provide you a flue repair service estimate as well as suggest the best alternatives for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages and also prevent fires. The three main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and repair services. They are generally produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. The majority of older houses have clay liners. They are rather cost-effective, yet require routine upkeep to ensure that flue tiles don't crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These types of liners have a tendency to be tough to. install as well as costly. Over time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This shields your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or becomes damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, standard repairs can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will securely keep water from entering.
In situations 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 feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in several ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace as well as prevents hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roof. You ought to 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 professionals can replace your chimney cap or set up 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 interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair work. Generally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outdoors. A considerable amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your home really feel cooler in the winter season. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars annually in additional heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair and complete chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can often need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places contain 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 good enhancement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of selection of fire place repair and improvements.