
Union City, CA California 94587
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We provide a wide 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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Regular 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 work, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros manage all kinds of repair work and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to repair the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will be able to provide you a flue repair service estimate and recommend the very best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages and prevent fires. The 3 primary kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair services. They are typically produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any type of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older houses have clay liners. They are rather economical, yet need regular upkeep to make sure that flue tiles do not crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These sorts of liners tend to be hard to. install and also costly. Over time, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the best choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This safeguards your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, standard repairs can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will securely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is a lot more substantial damage to the crown, it may be necessary 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's important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as prevents hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roof. You ought to never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or install a new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Many people 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 closes off air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair work. Generally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outdoors. A considerable amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your home feel chillier in the winter season. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in added heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair work isn't a good option 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 aid with full fire place repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair service 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 fire place can often need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Broken or loose bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a wonderful improvement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of variety of fireplace repair and renovations.