
Thousand Oaks, CA California 91360
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We provide a wide 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 great response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all kinds of fixings and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's possible to take care of the loose mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will be able to provide you a flue repair work price quote as well as advise the very best alternatives for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and also protect against fires. The 3 main kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair work. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, available in stiff or flexible models, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older houses have clay liners. They are fairly inexpensive, but require routine maintenance to see to it that flue tiles do not 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 kinds of liners often tend to be difficult to. install and also expensive. Gradually, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best options for your home.
The chimney crown is extremely vital. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This shields your flue as well as chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or ends up being damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, basic repairs can be made to avoid issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is 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's important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in many ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as protects against hot sparks and also 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 specialists can replace your chimney cap or install 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 interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair. Generally repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's far better to install a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your home really feel colder in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars annually in additional heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service and total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can occasionally require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are filled with new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces have refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a nice improvement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any kind of selection of fireplace repair work and improvements.