San Lorenzo, CA California 94580
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to assist! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all kinds of repair services and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to take care of the loose mortar and cracks. One of our experts will be able to provide you a flue repair estimate as well as advise the best alternatives for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages and also prevent fires. The three main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repairs. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum as well. Metal liners are are really versatile, offered in rigid or flexible versions, and most any kind 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 affordable, yet require routine maintenance to make sure that flue tiles do not crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These kinds of liners tend to be difficult to. install and pricey. Over time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is really vital. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This safeguards your flue and also chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or becomes damaged in any way, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When found early, standard repairs can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If cracking in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will safely block water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will secure the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in several ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as prevents hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roof. 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 professionals can replace your chimney cap or install 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 component of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it needs fixing. Generally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and also every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outside. A considerable amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your house really feel colder in the winter season. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in extra 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 experts can do chimney masonry repair work and full chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can often need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and afterwards the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a nice enhancement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are appealing and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of selection of fireplace repair service and enhancements.