San Jose Chimney Sweep & Repair - 408-228-4836

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Santa Clara County and the surrounding area
of San Jose, California

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Services We Offer

Annual Chimney Sweep and Creosote Removal, Annual Inspection, Roof Repairs and Masonry Rebuilds, Chimney Lining, Crack and Gas Leak Repairs, Correct Improper Drafting, Firebox Repair, Obstruction Removal, Dryer Vent and Furnace Flue Sweeps, Cap Installation, and more. Give us a call today!



Chimney Sweep & Repair Pro San Jose provides professional chimney sweep, chimney cleaning, and chimney repair services in San Jose, California. We are fully licensed in the state of California, and also keep up with the latest fire safety courses available. This is because your family's safety is our number one priority and we meet that priority by eliminating chimney and heating appliance hazards that can cause house fires.  The best way to maintain that safety is to be certified and knowledgeable in every aspect of the chimney business.  Our professional certifications ensure that your chimney cleaning, inspection, and repairs will be done in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association's regulations for chimney fire safety.

The National Fire Protection Association Standard 211 says, "Chimneys, fireplaces, and vents shall be inspected at least once a year for soundness, freedom from deposits, and correct clearances. Cleaning, maintenance, and repairs shall be done if necessary." Not only does Chimney Sweep & Repair Pro San Jose highly recommend you get your chimney inspected and cleaned once a year, we also recommend cleaning it more often if you see a buildup of creosote that is 1/8 of an inch thick.

Chimney Sweep & Repair Pro San Jose strives to bring the highest level of professional and technical expertise to our service area as well as educate our customers. We provide a detailed explanation about the decisions you face regarding your chimney and guide you through the options available. After you are completely informed, we work with you to choose the safest and most efficient solution at the most economical price.

Call Chimney Sweep & Repair Pro San Jose prior to the winter rush to get us when we are not inundated with work. Spring and summer work is off peak and you will have no problems getting someone to do the work quickly. Of course, we are available all year to service your needs, please call today! Nothing is more important to us than the safety of each one of our customers.

Chimney Sweep Useful Tip:

Proper clearance to combustibles for chimneys and fireplaces
Adequate clearance is needed for combustibles around Chimneys and fireplaces, these clearances must be created at the surfaces, floors and walls of combustibles. Proper clearances are needed to combustibles for chimneys and fireplace because of a number of reasons;
  • For fire safety,
  • To ascertain the level of inspection appropriate for a type of Chimney,
  • Creation and maintenance of proper insulation of chimneys (most especially metal chimneys),
  • Non-combustible clearances must be created in order to ensure maximum ventilation around the chimney,
  • Clearances to combustibles for chimneys and fireplace will extend the lifespans of chimneys and enhance their efficiencies.
Creating Chimney clearances- Tips and ideas
Current standards recommend a minimum of 2-inch air space clearance to any combustible, especially the ones created in the interior of a Chimney that is filled with flashing or some fire-clockers. While many builders often violate this standard by building insulators rather than creating the air space, they end up allowing the combustible trim to be in close contact with the Chimney. This is an error that must be prevented at all cost. Some builders usually try to trim Chimneys with wood; however this is not as suitable as creating proper clearance.

If you are having an older chimney or fireplace, and it is in contact with combustibles, then a 4-inch thick Chimney wall will be recommended because such thick walls are safer. If your Chimney has one or two flues, then you may need to increase the thickness of the Chimney walls just to ensure the right clearance is created for more safety. The most recent codes and standards have stated that Chimneys with exposed masonry walls must not be designed too close to floors, baseboards and Chimney combustible ceilings.

It is always safer to fill air spaces within chimneys and fireplaces with non-combustible insulation materials in order to avoid the filling of such air spaces with combustible insulation. In order to achieve this, Chimney builders must insulate the air spaces created, or they simply trim up the masonry walls with Combustible trims.

Your Chimney builder must abide by the latest codes S231-12, and S237-12 that stipulates that builders must allow the combustible air space must be filled with non-combustible insulations and/or allow the chimney to be built in contact with combustibles most especially if the chimney walls are 8 inches thick at least. Some year back, Chimney walls are required to have a minimum of 12-inch thickness, however this rule seem to have been adjusted.

In order to create the ideal clearance to combustibles for chimneys and fireplaces, it is recommended that the combustible material must be in contact with a chimney with at least 8inches thick walls.

The application of heat shields can also be the best possible way to reduce fire clearance from flues. Non- combustible shield materials must be used for this purpose in order to minimize heat losses. You need to use heat connectors that will not transmit heat from the surface of such flues.