California Chimney Sweep and Fireplace Cleaning

In 1980, square footage was added to our home to accommodate a Heatilator-type fireplace and utility roomMy husband constructed the chimney on the roof of plywood and faux brickIt was beautiful. Fast forward some 30+ years - sun, rain, and wind caused the faux brick to fall off exposing the plywood to the elementsEventually rain made its way to the living room ceiling near the fireplace, so I called California Chimney. This is a family-owned businessVince, Tim, and Ean are honest, talented, and polite gentlemen. I wanted the new chimney to closely resemble the original chimney as much as possibleVince suggested a metal chimney as it would last for many, many years to comeWhile the old wood chase was demolished, another worker cleaned the fireplace and flueA new metal stud frame for the new chase was constructedVince suggested a brick-colored sheet metal frame panels which were fabricated by Western Sheet MetalIn California Chimney's shop, Vince's son, Ean, laid out and painted the grout lines on the sheet metal to match the new metal crownEan salvaged the rain cap arrestor from the original chimney which Tim spray-painted to look brand newMy new chimney looks fantastic - a real work of art. In addition, Tim noticed that the top edges of the two skylights were flaking due to sun exposureI went to [redacted] and asked a very nice gentleman in the paint department what he would suggest to seal the edges against further flakingHe suggested [redacted] spar urethaneHe said he wasn't sure just how well it would "stick" to acrylic plasticTim applied a couple of coats to the edges of the skylightsTim also spray-painted all the vents on the roof for me. California Chimney is the ONLY company to call! I highly recommend California Chimney. Thank you Vince, Tim, and Ean for my beautiful chimney. Note to Vince - if you have before and after pictures of the chimney, please upload the pictures to ***'s [redacted] All who read this review, need to see your beautiful work!Â

In 1980, square footage was added to our home to accommodate a Heatilator-type fireplace and utility room. My husband constructed the chimney on the roof of plywood and faux brick. It was beautiful. Fast forward some 30+ years - sun, rain, and wind caused the faux brick to fall off exposing the plywood to the elements. Eventually rain made its way to the living room ceiling near the fireplace, so I called California Chimney. This is a family-owned business. Vince, Tim, and Ean are honest, talented, and polite gentlemen. 

I wanted the new chimney to closely resemble the original chimney as much as possible. Vince suggested a metal chimney as it would last for many, many years to come. While the old wood chase was demolished, another worker cleaned the fireplace and flue. A new metal stud frame for the new chase was constructed. Vince suggested a brick-colored sheet metal frame panels which were fabricated by Western Sheet Metal. In California Chimney's shop, Vince's son, Ean, laid out and painted the grout lines on the sheet metal to match the new metal crown. Ean salvaged the rain cap arrestor from the original chimney which Tim spray-painted to look brand new. My new chimney looks fantastic - a real work of art. 

In addition, Tim noticed that the top edges of the two skylights were flaking due to sun exposure. I went to [redacted] and asked a very nice gentleman in the paint department what he would suggest to seal the edges against further flaking. He suggested [redacted] spar urethane. He said he wasn't sure just how well it would "stick" to acrylic plastic. Tim applied a couple of coats to the edges of the skylights. Tim also spray-painted all the vents on the roof for me. 

California Chimney is the ONLY company to call! I highly recommend California Chimney. 

Thank you Vince, Tim, and Ean for my beautiful chimney. 

Note to Vince - if you have before and after pictures of the chimney, please upload the pictures to [redacted]'s [redacted] All who read this review, need to see your beautiful work!