- Kitchen Remodeling
- Tile Installation
- FireplacesIt can be a bit of a challenge to make some fireplaces work! The purpose of a chimney is to take combustion products (gases and smoke) from the appliance to the atmosphere outside your home, and at the same time, to draw air for combustion into the appliance. This movement of combustion air and exhaust is called a "draft". Have you ever had a draft problem you couldn't cure with traditional methods? With the electric top chimney fan you no longer have to live with these problems. Now we can solve them!
- New ConstructionMost new construction for single family homes includes a fireplace when the house is built. However, a fireplace can be added to just about any home not so equipped. Fireplaces are generally built in the living room or family room. At one time its location was dictated by the location of the furnace, to make use of a common chimney. Today with compact heating systems, the chimney is a metal pipe from the furnace flue straight through to the roof. The brick chimney or special prefabricated chimney can be placed to suit the best fireplace location in the home and room. Fireplace styles vary considerably from rather large ones with a wide opening to smaller or corner fireplaces. Although large pieces of wood can be burned in the larger fireplaces, regardless of size, experience has indicated that a certain ratio of height, width, and depth, should be maintained for best flow of air under and around the burning wood. Brick masonry is nearly always used for fireplace construction. Any type of brick may be used for the outside of the fireplace, but the firebox must be lined with firebrick or material capable of withstanding a temperature of 2000°F without cracking.
- Foundation Installation
- MasonryChimney caps are designed to serve a variety of functions, but primarily to keep the flue dry. The rain cap prevents water from entering your chimney. Rain can damage metal dampers and masonry fireboxes. Moisture very quickly can cause masonry deterioration. We recommend only high quality stainless steel chimney caps.