
Pleasant Hill, CA California 94523
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to assist! We provide a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all kinds of fixings as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and 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 modest damages, it's feasible to deal with the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will be able to provide you a flue repair service price quote as well as recommend the best options for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage as well as protect against fires. The three major sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades and repairs. They are typically produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are really versatile, offered in stiff or flexible versions, and most any type of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older homes have clay liners. They are relatively low-cost, but need routine upkeep to see to it that flue tiles don't 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 types of liners often tend to be difficult to. install and costly. In time, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the most effective options for your home.
The chimney crown is really crucial. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and also chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or ends up being damaged in any way, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, basic repairs can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will securely prevent water from getting in.
In scenarios 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 safeguard the chimney for many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and protects against hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You ought to 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 technicians can replace your chimney cap or mount a new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it requires fixing. Normally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outside. A significant amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your house feel colder in the wintertime. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars annually in extra heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair work isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work as well as complete chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with complete fireplace repair work service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair work 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 sometimes need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places have 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 great improvement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any selection of fire place repair work and improvements.