
Porterville, CA California 93257
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place 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 as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and degrading mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to fix the loose mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will be able to provide you a flue repair work estimate as well as advise the very best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damages as well as protect against fires. The three primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair services. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in stiff or flexible models, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older homes have clay liners. They are fairly low-cost, but require routine upkeep to see to it that flue tiles don't crack, 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 sorts of liners tend to be hard to. install as well as costly. Gradually, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is extremely vital. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This protects your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or becomes damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When found early, basic repair work can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely block water from getting in.
In situations where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it might be needed 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's important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in lots of ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace as well as protects against hot sparks and 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 mount a new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Many individuals 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 closes off air circulation to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair service. Usually fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, as well as every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outside. A significant amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel chillier in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars annually in extra heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair work and full chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can often require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can likewise be fixed.
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 good improvement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of selection of fireplace repair and enhancements.