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Link Roundup: Types of Repair Work

At Wooden Sun, we offer a wide variety of hearth, chimney, and patio repair services. Here’s a brief, centralized overview of the services we offer, and the appliances we can repair: Chimney Repair This is a broad category, and covers everything from repairing and weatherproofing your chimney crown, to installing single- or multi-flue/full-coverage caps, to…

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Chimney Repair

We’ve posted information about chimney crown repair, chimney swifts, and flue repair in previous entries, but what about the outside of your chimney? The brick or stone forming the surface of your chimney is subject to wear and tear over time, which shows up in a variety of ways: The most common external chimney problem…

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Grill Safety and Maintenance

Grilling season is once again in full swing, so it’s time to revisit the subject of grill safety and maintenance. Wooden Sun services both gas and charcoal grills, and we recommend having your grill inspected and serviced by a qualified technician once a year. Additionally, there are some simple safety and maintenance tips you can…

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Of Chimney Swifts and Chimney Caps

It’s nesting season, so that means chimney swifts are back! Chimney swifts often return to the same nesting site every year, so if you had them last year, you’ve probably got them again, cheeping away from inside your chimney. Swift nests are small, and don’t do any damage to the masonry inside your chimney; however,…

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Gas Appliance Repair

Sometimes when we go out to perform repairs on a gas appliance (logs, insert, or fireplace), we can’t get the appliance fixed on our first visit, or we replace a component and discover a new problem. We understand the confusion and frustration that can result from this. Unfortunately, this situation is sometimes unavoidable, for the…

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HeatShield Flue Repair

As we discuss on our chimney repair page, an unlined chimney can be very dangerous. Houses built to code since the 1950s have terra cotta tiles or other flue liners, but these degrade over time, or suffer damage from earthquakes, chimney fires, or other extreme conditions. Even minor cracks in flue tiles can allow sparks,…

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Fireplace Drafting Problems

Every fireplace season, we get calls from homeowners reporting that they can’t get their wood fireplace burning right, or that smoke spills back out into their house when the fire is going. So let’s take a look at what goes into your fireplace system, and what might be interfering with it: Draft is the force…

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