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Custom made satin nickel finished fireplace glass doors
/in Chimney RepairThese 2 pictures are a set of custom made satin nickel finished for fireplace glass doors. Gives a very nice contemporary look to an old fireplace.
Rebuilding the Chimney Crown
/in Chimney Cracks, Chimney CrownRebuilding the chimney crown and fixing exterior cracks in chimneys. It is important to get minor problems repaired before they become major expensive repairs.
Single chimney, Multiple fireplaces
/in Chimney SweepingA single chimney can house multiple fireplaces, each having its own separate flue.
Chimney repair preparations
/in Chimney RepairThere are many preparations that go into doing chimney repairs. Scaffolding is set up to do repairs and stay off breakable roof tiles. Proper leg levelers are added and 2×4’s removed before doing any work.
Badly cracked up chimney bricks
/in Chimney Cracks, Chimney RepairThese cracks are caused by rebar originally installed during construction to give strength to the chimney. Lack of maintenance, waterproofing, allowed moisture to penetrate to rebar and the expansion rusting rebar shatters chimney bricks. Extensive cracking due to lack of maintenance. Because chimney bricks are porous, water can soak through to rebar. Metal as it rusts, expands and blows up bricks.