Chimney services Woodside homes can book
We work on wood-burning fireplaces, wood stoves, fireplace inserts and gas fireplaces in Woodside, and we clean and repair dryer vents. Most chimney work starts with a sweep or a chimney inspection, which can include a camera inspection of the flue. If that inspection finds a cracked crown, worn flashing, a leak or a damaged liner, the next step is chimney repair.
If you're planning a new hearth, replacing an old prefab unit or adding a gas insert, we handle fireplace installation as well. On the laundry side, we clean dryer vents, remove lint and blockages, and test airflow.
Chimney caps and spark arrestors in Woodside
Chimney cap installation in Woodside covers fitting a new cap to an open flue and replacing one that is rusted, loose or missing. A cap keeps rain, debris and animals out of the chimney. A spark arrestor is a mesh screen that stops embers from leaving the flue, and it matters most on a chimney that serves a wood fire. We install both, and in Woodside the spark arrestor ties directly into the Town program described below.
What Woodside's fire-safety programs mean for your chimney
Spark arrestors and the home Hardening matching fund
According to the Town of Woodside's Defensible Space & Home Hardening Matching Fund Program, the Town's matching fund reimburses 50% of approved work, up to a limit set by the program, and installing chimney spark arrestors is an eligible home-hardening item. That means adding a spark arrestor to your chimney can be part of a home-hardening project the Town helps fund. The program reimburses approved work, so read the Town's program details before the arrestor goes in, so you know what the Town needs from you to qualify.
10 feet of clearance around wood-burning chimney outlets
According to the Woodside Fire Protection District's interpretation of its Fuel Mitigation Ordinance No. 24-01, the guide published on the Town of Woodside site requires trees to be trimmed to keep 10 feet of clearance from chimney outlets that burn solid fuel. Wood-burning fireplaces and wood stoves burn solid fuel, so branches over or near the top of those chimneys need to stay back. On the chimney side of the same concern, we fit a spark arrestor to hold embers in, keep the cap in good condition, and sweep the flue to cut down the creosote that can ignite inside it.
Before the first wood fire of the season
- Trees trimmed so branches stay 10 feet from the chimney outlet
- A spark arrestor screen in place and intact at the top of the flue
- A cap that is secure, not rusted through or missing
- A flue that has been swept, with creosote buildup removed
- Any cracks, leaks or loose masonry checked before the fire is lit
Sources (2)
Facts and figures on this page come from these references.
- 1Town of Woodside - Defensible Space & Home Hardening Matching Fund Program
- 2Woodside Fire Protection District - Defensible Space & Home Hardening: An interpretation of the Fuel Mitigation Ordinance No. 24-01 (hosted by Town of Woodside)
