These before and after pictures of a traditional masonry 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, […]
This is a very beautiful custom chimney cap we built for a house in Long Beach, again out of copper which will patina. We have a very wide variety of ones we can build and install.
Our Mediterranean-style home has three large chimney caps that were painted the same color as the house. We replaced them about 10 years ago when they had rusted, but we live very close to the ocean, and they again were badly rusted. (In fact, one had toppled due to the rust and corrosion.) We […]
