Time for Your Annual Chimney Inspection and Cleaning

A Clean Chimney will not catch fire.

Safety and Structural Inspections with Condition Reports          During the course of a chimney inspection, your All American Chimney technician will check for missing mortar joints, deteriorated brick, excessive creosote accumulation and check to see if the damper is working properly. He will determine if your particular installation and chimney system meets current safety standards. We recommend inspections be done bi-annually and after earthquakes.

Smoke and Downdraft problems           The professionals at All American Chimney offer effective solutions for fireplace and wood stoves that cause smoke problems inside your home. We have found that 45% of all chimneys in the greater Puget Sound area have a problem - we have never found one we couldn't fix.

Chimney Sweeping              Due to increasing fuel costs, heating with wood has become very popular. But it can be dangerous if chimneys and flues are not cleaned on a regular basis. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in 1998 alone there were 18,300 residential fires in the United States due to fireplaces, chimneys, and solid-fuel appliances. These fires resulted in 40 deaths, 160 injuries, and $158.2 million dollars in property damage. The technicians at All American Chimney remove the dangerous, flammable creosote from inside the chimney - keeping your family and home safe year after year.               Just one quarter-inch of creosote build-up can be a fire hazard. Wood burning stoves tend to generate larger amounts of creosote and should be cleaned twice a year if used frequently. Excessive creosote build-up can be caused by restricted air supply, burning unseasoned wood, or a partially closed damper. The longer it takes for smoke to move up the flue, the more likely for creosote to form.

Furnace Flue Sweeping               Removes dangerous lye, condensation acids, and promotes efficient exhausting.

Glazed Creosote Removal This most hazardous type of creosote is removed by chemical and mechanical means.

Chimney Caps                At All American Chimney, we install stainless steel caps with spark arrestor screens with a lifetime warranty. These caps prevent dangerous sparks from landing on your roof, surrounding trees and shrubbery, as well as keeping out rain, snow, small animals and debris.

Crown Repair                Just as your house needs a roof to keep water from entering, so does your chimney. Chimney crowns are simply chimney roofs. Flat or low slope crowns can allow water to enter the interior of the chimney. This water can cause efflorescence (white salt deposits on brick surface), brick flaking, and the deterioration of the mortar between individual bricks.

Flashing               Counter flashing should be mortared into every chimney up to 1-1/2 in depth. We also do roof to wall flashing.

Tuckpointing               All American Chimney technicians replace missing or loose mortar in your brick chimney, and re-mortar the bricks using a special waterproof additive.

Masonry Repairs               Return a deteriorating, unsafe chimney to original condition - "like new again".

Waterproofing              The single most important preventative action you can take to protect all your home's masonry is to waterproof it. Waterproofing will protect your chimney from freeze-thaw damage as well as rain water damage.

Gas and Oil Flue Lining or Relining              If the original clay tile liner in your chimney was never installed, or if the tile lining cracks, crumbles and deteriorates over time, it's time to line or replace it. Water damage, chimney fires, or age can cause the deterioration of the liner. The National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) code 211 says it must be replaced. The most popular, effective and economical way to reline your chimney is with a UL listed, Stainless Steel Liner. At All American Chimney, we use Stainless Steel with Titanium Alloy 306Ti Liners or UL Listed Terra Cotta Clay Tile Liners.               Relining will give new life to your unlined or damaged chimney, that would otherwise have to be rebuilt from the ground up. Repair costs may be covered by your home owner's insurance!

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