Chimney Liner Installation in Los Angeles
A cracked or missing flue liner is a serious fire and carbon monoxide hazard. Our technicians install durable, properly sized liners that protect your home.
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🛡 A cracked flue liner lets carbon monoxide into your home. Stop using your fireplace and call (877) 864-2578 now for an inspection.
Why Customers Choose Us
When you need help, you need someone you can trust — fast. Here's what sets our technicians apart.
Professional Service
Our mobile team brings professional, reliable service directly to your home. We treat your property with respect from start to finish.
Mobile Team — We Come to You
Our mobile team arrives ready to work. We bring the tools and equipment needed to get the job done right at your home.
Fast Response
When you need help, every minute matters. Call us and we'll give you an estimated arrival time for your area.
Satisfaction Focus
We don't leave until the job is done right and you're satisfied with the results. If something isn't right, we address it.
Common Flue Liner Problems
A damaged liner is one of the most dangerous chimney problems — it allows heat and carbon monoxide to reach your home's structure.
Cracked clay tile liner
Traditional clay tile liners crack from heat stress, chimney fires, and freeze-thaw cycles. Cracks allow heat and combustion gases — including carbon monoxide — to penetrate the masonry and reach your home's wood framing.
Deteriorated mortar joints in the liner
The mortar between clay tiles erodes over time due to acidic creosote and moisture. When the mortar fails, the liner loses its seal and combustion gases leak through the gaps into the chimney structure.
Missing or collapsed liner sections
Sections of a clay tile liner can crack, shift, or collapse entirely, leaving gaps where hot gases contact combustible materials. A chimney with a compromised liner is unsafe to use until it is repaired or relined.
Oversized or undersized flue
If your fireplace was modified or an appliance was changed, the existing liner may be the wrong size. An oversized flue causes creosote buildup; an undersized flue causes poor draft and smoke backup.
No liner at all in older chimneys
Many older homes were built with unlined chimneys — bare brick with no flue liner. These are extremely dangerous, as heat transfers directly to combustible materials and gases seep through the porous brickwork.
Heat damage from chimney fires
A chimney fire can crack or destroy a clay tile liner in seconds. Even if the liner looks intact from below, the extreme heat can shatter tiles and compromise the structural integrity of the entire flue.
Signs You Need This Service
If any of these sound familiar, it's time to call a professional.
- Your home is older and the chimney may not have a modern flue liner
- You had a chimney fire and the liner may be damaged
- Cracked tile fragments are falling into the firebox
- Your fireplace smokes or has poor draft despite being clean
- An inspection revealed cracks or gaps in the flue liner
- You installed a new fireplace insert or wood stove and the flue size changed
What Happens If You Ignore It
A damaged or missing flue liner is not a minor issue. It is a direct threat to your family's safety and your home's structure.
House fire from heat transfer
Without a sound liner, heat from your fireplace transfers directly to the wood framing surrounding the chimney. This can ignite a slow, smoldering fire in the walls that goes undetected until it breaks through — often in the middle of the night.
Carbon monoxide poisoning
A cracked or missing liner allows odorless, invisible carbon monoxide to seep through the masonry and into your living space. Carbon monoxide poisoning causes flu-like symptoms, unconsciousness, and death. A sound liner is your family's protection.
Creosote buildup accelerates
An oversized or uninsulated flue runs cooler, causing more creosote to condense on the walls. This creates a dangerous cycle: more creosote means more fire risk, and a chimney fire further damages the liner.
Structural damage to the chimney
Combustion gases contain moisture and acids that deteriorate the masonry from the inside out. Without a liner, the brick and mortar absorb these corrosive substances, weaken, and eventually require a complete rebuild.
Our Chimney Lining Solutions
We install and repair all types of flue liners — stainless steel, cast-in-place, aluminum, and clay tile — sized correctly for your appliance.
Stainless Steel Relining
We install a continuous stainless steel liner inside your existing flue. Stainless steel is durable, flexible, and resistant to corrosion and high temperatures. It is the most common and cost-effective relining method.
Cast-in-Place Relining
For chimneys with significant structural damage, we pour a specialized cement-based liner inside the existing flue. This method adds structural strength, improves insulation, and creates a seamless, gas-tight barrier.
Aluminum Liners for Gas Appliances
For gas furnaces and water heaters venting through a masonry chimney, we install aluminum liners that resist the corrosive condensation produced by gas combustion. Aluminum liners are lightweight and cost-effective.
Clay Tile Liner Repair
When existing clay tiles are cracked but the overall structure is sound, we repair or replace individual tiles and re-mortar the joints. This is the most economical option when damage is limited to specific sections.
Proper Sizing
We calculate the correct flue size for your fireplace or appliance based on the opening size and BTU output. A properly sized liner improves draft, reduces creosote buildup, and ensures safe venting.
Insulation Wrap
For wood-burning applications, we wrap the stainless steel liner with insulation. Insulated liners maintain higher flue temperatures, which reduces creosote condensation and improves draft — especially in exterior chimneys.
How It Works
From your first call to job complete — here's exactly what happens, step by step.
Call
Call us at (877) 864-2578. We confirm your location and the service you need.
Inspection
Our mobile team arrives at your home. They assess the situation, explain the best approach, and answer your questions.
Approval
We explain the work needed before starting. You approve before we begin — no pressure.
Completion
We complete the work using professional tools and techniques. We verify everything is working and clean up before we leave.