Chimney Repair in West University Place, TX 77005

In Harris County, there are some things you should know about chimney repair

The fireplaces of Harris County homes are being maintained by Masters Services for over two decades. With more than 30 years of experience, we are a premier chimney repair from West University Place, TX. We provide comprehensive chimney repair, cleanings, and inspections as part of our comprehensive chimney care services. We use cutting-edge tools, state-of-the-art technologies, and proven techniques and strategies to ensure that your chimney and fireplace are thoroughly examined and cleaned. You can count on the chimney repair and cleaning services at Masters Services to be dependable and affordable.

The Benefits of Regular Chimney Repair

There’s nothing like a fireplace on those chilly nights in Harris County. The fireplace is certainly one of the most attractive features in a home, but it is extremely important to take good care of it. It is very important to keep the chimney of your Harris County fireplace clean in order to prevent smoke and soot buildup. In accordance with the guidelines set by the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA), chimneys should be repaired and cleaned annually; however, if you use the fireplace frequently, you should do so at least twice a year. The question then arises, ‘Why is regular chimney repair and cleaning needed?’? Let’s find out.

The number of chimney fires is reduced

Harris County chimneys accumulate combustion byproducts with each fire you burn. Creosote and soot are also among these byproducts, both of which are highly combustible. The debris from outdoors, such as leaves and twigs, can also collect inside a chimney; animals also use these structures to nest. Harris County residents are at risk of chimney fires, which can easily spread through the walls and completely engulf the entire home. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reports that one in seven house fires were caused by heating equipment, including fireplaces, and that failure to clean the equipment – predominantly chimneys – was a primary cause.

The risk of dangerous fires can be significantly reduced with regular chimney repairs and cleanings. Your chimney will be swept by a professional West University Place, TX chimney repair and cleaning to remove creosote and other outdoor debris. Animals will be checked for and removed if needed.

How to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning

An odorless, colorless gas called carbon monoxide is produced by the fire. Carbon monoxide normally escapes your Harris County house through the chimney; however, if the chimney is clogged with combustion byproducts, leaves, sticks, and/or animals and their nests, it will impact the airflow. Carbon monoxide produced by a fire will be pushed back into your house if the airflow of your chimney is inefficient. A carbon monoxide poisoning can negatively impact your health for the rest of your life, and it can even cause death.

Regular chimney repair and cleanings are essential to the safety of yourself and your family. In order for carbon monoxide to properly escape your Harris County home, a professional chimney repair will remove all waste and debris from inside your chimney.

Efficient utilization of resources

It is most efficient to burn fires in a clean chimney. Cleaning chimneys will ensure proper airflow, which is necessary for the proper burning of fires. As your chimney will be swept for West University Place, TX to remove creosote, soot, and any other debris, animal, and even dirt you find inside it, the fires you burn in your fireplace will receive the oxygen they need to burn properly and efficiently.

Harris County homes are less likely to be damaged

Your chimney’s flue will accumulate soot over time as a result of emissions from the fire. In a chimney, a flue draws smoke up and out, but the more soot accumulated on it, the less efficient it is at doing so. Smoke will therefore return to your Harris County home instead of exiting through the chimney. It is possible for smoke to damage your fireplace hearth, the walls surrounding your fireplace or chimney, even your flooring, curtains, windows, and furnishings. In addition to leaving a black film on everything it touches, smoke is highly corrosive.

Call a chimney repair in West University Place, TX to prevent the unsightly and costly damage smoke can cause. A chimney repair and cleaning professional will remove the soot buildup from your flue, thus ensuring that smoke will flow out of your Harris County home instead of back into it.

Schedule a Chimney repair and cleaning with The Most Trusted West University Place, TX repairer

The above reasons are just a few of the reasons why you should have your chimney professionally cleaned and repaired on a regular basis. Masters Services, a premier chimney service company, offers the most reliable and affordable West University Place, TX chimney repairing services. As a company with a proven track record of excellence and more than two decades of experience, you can count on us to thoroughly clean and maintain your chimney. Please give us a call at 972-877-4650 for more information or to schedule an appointment and we will be more than happy to assist you with your chimney needs.

Some information about West University Place, TX

West University Place, often called West University or West U for short, is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land metropolitan area and southwestern Harris County. At the 2010 U.S. census, the population of the city was 14,787. Its population increased to 15,585 in 2019. It is nicknamed ‘The Neighborhood City’ and is mainly a bedroom community for upper-class families.

The city was developed in 1917 by Ben Hooper, a former Tennessee governor. The name ‘West University Place’ originated from its proximity to Rice Institute, now known as Rice University. The first lots in the community were sold in 1917. Portions of West University were previously within the Harris County Poor farm, which extended from an area between Bellaire Boulevard and Bissonnet Street, eastward to an area near the ‘poor farm ditch.’

In the 1920s, Lillian ‘Lilly’ Nicholson, a Rice University English major, lived with a friend whose father was a city planner. The city planner asked Nicholson and her friend to name the streets of West University Place. Nicholson took names from her English literature book and gave them to the streets in West University Place. As a result, many West University streets are named after authors, such as Geoffrey Chaucer, John Dryden, and William Shakespeare. Cydney Mackey, a family friend of Nicholson, said in a Houston Chronicle article, ‘Aunt Lilly had always said she wanted to be an architect, unknown for women in that era, and this was her way of making a small but lasting mark on our city’s landscape.’ One street, Weslayan Road, is a misspelling of ‘Wesleyan.’

The City of West University Place was declared incorporated by the County Judge of Harris County on January 2, 1924. The city incorporated because Houston was reluctant to extend power lines that far from the city center. West University Place, unlike Houston Heights, did not consolidate into the City of Houston. Because of the 1923 incorporation, Houston did not incorporate West University Place’s territory into its city limits, while Houston annexed surrounding areas that were unincorporated. In 1939, the municipality refused to consolidate, later adopting a formal city charter the following year. The city had around 15,000 residents in the 1960s and the 1970s. The city had 12,714 people in 1990.

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Directions from West University Place, TX to Masters Services

Here are some masonry-related associations:

• The International Masonry Institute
• Mason Contractors Association of America
• The Masonry Institute
• The Masonry Society
• National Concrete Masonry Association

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