
Redwood City, CA California 94061
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to help! 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 the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, 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 handle all kinds of repairs as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal 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 take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to deal with the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair work estimate as well as advise the very best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage as well as prevent fires. The three primary sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in stiff or flexible versions, and most any kind of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older homes have clay liners. They are relatively economical, however need routine maintenance 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 kinds of liners have a tendency to be hard to. install and costly. With time, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective options for your home.
The chimney crown is really important. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or becomes damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger extreme damage to the entire chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repair work can be made to prevent issues from happening.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is a lot more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will protect the chimney for a lot more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in many ways. It keeps rainfall, 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 should never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from 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 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 journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that closes off air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair work. Normally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's far better to mount a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your residence feel cooler in the winter. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars each year in additional home heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service and also total chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fireplace repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can in some cases require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Fractured or loosened 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 mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a wonderful improvement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any range of fireplace repair service and renovations.