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What Does A Chimney Sweep Do?

What is a chimney sweep, and what do they actually do? Let me make it clear now, they are not just a janitor breaking their back to sweep your flue. A Certified Chimney Sweep is a Fire Inspector. NFPA211 inspections and Certified chimney sweeps. If a chimney is in disrepair and not safe for use,...
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What is a chimney repair?

We get all kinds of requests for chimney repairs. Almost every time our customers think they know what they need. A “Chimney Repair, a tuck-point repair, a repointing repair, a pointing repair, a crown repair, a crown wash, a new crown, new masonry counter flashing repair.” I believe most get these terms when they buy...
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Majestic Fireplace Fire Hazard

This Majestic fireplace was originally installed by another company. We discovered many components were installed incorrectly. We found loose electrical, exposed framing, and improper venting. This was all a huge fire hazard. PFC came in and demoed out the fireplace mantle and over the mantle wall in order to comply with ceiling clearance to combustible...
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Beautiful Chimney Rebuild in SW Portland

Check out this beautiful before and after! This chimney was cracked, loose and crumbling, from the top down, 30 courses. It looks like the crown was built with 12”x16” flue tiles when they should be 16” x 16”. The condition is due to saturation decay. When a chimney crown does not have a proper chimney cap to...
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Lake Oswego Wood Insert Install

Check out this before an after! This fireplace chimney was not safe for continued use for multiple reasons. This chimney was originally constructed incorrectly. The interior flue passageway had no chimney liner. The chimney is way too short for how large this fireplace is, it should be about 20 feet tall for this large of...
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SW Portland English Tutor Chimney Rebuild

  The English tudor is one of my favorite timeless designs. We tore this chimney down to the roofline and rebuilt it and installed all new roof and masonry counter flashing with ice and water shield. We will return to apply two coats of siloxane masonry water seal treatment and a proper sized chimney cap...
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Woodland, WA Split Face Brick Chimney Rebuild

This customer has been dealing with this leaking chimney for 16years. There were several companies that attempted to fix the chimney. The homeowners had a brand new roof installed by HomeMasters. The owner,  Bill Whitlow and I,  have been friends for many years. After they installed a new roof, the chimney still leaked. It was...
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New Designer Fireplace in Historic Irvington District

New Designer Fireplace in Historic Irvington District The state of this chimney and fireplace was too severely damaged to repair. The chimney suffered from saturation decay and the masonry below grade was severely deteriorated from the gas emissions of the furnace. There was no liner, causing gas emissions to vent through the chimney which could...
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