Had to replace all these bricks. Sprinklers kept soaking bricks and got rebar wet. It rusted and destroyed the bricks. The black stains are from creosote/soot/smoke/ hot gases escaping flue and firebox, potentially getting into combustibles and house fire.
The masonry firebox is the box that surrounds the flames. It’s at the base of your chimney. After a while, the firebricks get wear and tear, and it may be time for a repair. Here is a before and after masonry firebox repair we recently did.
Crowns are at the top of your chimney, and should be on your priority list. The crown is your chimney’s first line of defense against mother nature. A working chimney crown helps keep the elements off your chimney and in return, assists in maintaining the structural integrity of your chimney. Here is a before and […]
The smoke from your fireplace needs a place to escape. Otherwise, things could get dangerous, fast. A smoke chamber repair includes sealing gaps or voids in the chamber so that smoke has a smooth passageway to exit your chimney. The black stains is soot from hot gases leaking through crack getting close to combustibles.
These before and after pictures of a factory built chimney flue. That ugly matierial you see in the before is creosote. Creosote is a byproduct of incomplete combustion of wood, typically most prevalent when first starting a fire and when burning unseasoned wood. Creosote is very flamible and where large deposits accumulate in a chimney, […]
The stuff you see in the photo is dryer vent lint. And in this case the dryer vent was completely stuffed. Dryer vent fires are more common events than one might think. But if you look at it not necessarily unexpected. When you dry your clothes, you are using flame and very hot air, in […]
Chimney shrouds can get damaged or often times tend to rust if near the beach. Here is a damaged chimney shroud we replaced.
In an area where earthquakes are not uncommon, it is important to repair your chimney as soon as cracks appear. An un-repaired, unstable chimney is much more likely to sustain unrepairable damage during even a minor earthquake. Here is a rebuild of a chimney we did.
It is really important to repair your chimney as soon as cracks appear. Having cracks in your chimney can lead to water leaks, smoke issues and dangers during an earthquake. Here is a before and after of a cracked masonry chimney repair we did.
Here are before and after photos of Chase Covers & Shrouds we installed in Long Beach, California.
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