
Playa Del Rey, CA California 90293
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to help! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our top priority. We proudly provide fast response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros deal with all types of repair work as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's feasible to take care of the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our experts will be able to give you a flue repair work estimate as well as suggest the very best options for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damages as well as prevent fires. The 3 main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades and repair services. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in stiff 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 houses have clay liners. They are rather cost-effective, however need routine maintenance to see to it that flue tiles do not crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These kinds of liners often tend to be difficult to. install and pricey. In time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best options for your house.
The chimney crown is very vital. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue and chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or ends up being damaged at all, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, basic repair services can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely block water from getting in.
In situations where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it may be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible 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 ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in several ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and prevents hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roofing. You must never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up a brand-new one on your chimney if you do not 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 blocks air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair. Usually repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's far better to set up a top sealing damper. They are more economical, and every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outside. A significant amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your residence feel colder in the winter. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars per year in added heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair work and also total chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fire place repair work service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can occasionally need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and afterwards the old joints are filled with new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces include 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 enhancement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any range of fireplace repair work and enhancements.