
Pleasant Hill, CA California 94523
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. Simply give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our #1 priority. We proudly offer fast response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all kinds of repair services and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to deal with the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will have the ability to provide you a flue repair quote and suggest the very best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and prevent fires. The three major sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair services. 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, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. The majority of older houses have clay liners. They are rather cost-effective, however need regular upkeep to make sure that flue tiles don't 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 have a tendency to be hard to. install as well as costly. With time, they can start to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the most effective choices for your home.
The chimney crown is very important. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This shields your flue as well as chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or comes to be damaged at all, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damages to the whole chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, standard repair work can be made to avoid issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is a lot 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 just the crown. This will protect the chimney for a lot more years. It is necessary 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 rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also protects against hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roofing. 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 professionals 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 part of the chimney that blocks air flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair service. Typically repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outdoors. A significant amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel cooler in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars annually in added home heating costs.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair and full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fire place repair work service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can sometimes need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can likewise be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places contain refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a nice enhancement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of selection of fire place repair service and enhancements.