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Cranbourne chimney repairs are mostly about the steel flue: a flashing kit that has let go on a tiled roof, a joint that has parted in the ceiling, or a terminal that has corroded. FreshDuct inspects with a camera and quotes only the fault.
Smell of smoke in the roof space of a Cranbourne home? A parted flue joint is the usual cause, and it needs looking at before the next burn.
There is very little masonry to repair in Cranbourne. What we fix instead is the twin-wall steel flue system that came with the wood heater or gas fire when the house was built, and the way it passes through the ceiling and the tiled roof. That system has a handful of weak points, and after a few winters of heating and cooling they start to show.
The first is the flashing where the flue leaves the roof. On a tiled estate roof the kit and storm collar rely on a good seal, and once the rubber hardens or a fixing loosens, rain runs down the flue into the ceiling. The second is the flue joints: sections worked apart by heat movement, which let smoke into the roof space and are smelled before they are seen. The third is the terminal, corroded or knocked out of true by wind.
A camera inspection finds which of the three it is, and often it is only one. We refit or replace flashing kits and collars, reseat and secure parted joints, replace corroded sections and terminals, and check the flue clearance where it passes through the ceiling. Gas flues are inspected and the appliance side is handled by the licensed gas specialists we arrange.
Flashing, flue joint and terminal repairs for the steel wood-heater and gas flues in Cranbourne's estate homes, quoted after a camera inspection.
A flashing kit on a Cranbourne tiled roof lasts until the boot hardens or a fixing works loose. Water then tracks down the flue and shows as a stain in the ceiling. We refit or replace the kit and collar properly rather than sealing over it.
Twin-wall flue sections move with heat and can work apart above the ceiling where nobody sees them. A camera finds the gap, and we reseat and lock the joint so smoke and heat stay inside the flue where they belong.
Many Cranbourne heaters are still covered, so repairs need to be documented. We photograph the fault and the fix and describe the parts used, so a later claim on the appliance is not undermined by undocumented work on the flue.
Real photos from Melbourne jobs — not stock, not staged.
Most Cranbourne flue repairs are modest when caught early: a collar reseated, a joint locked, a kit replaced. We inspect with a camera, photograph what has failed and quote a firm price for that alone.
If the inspection finds nothing wrong we say so and leave it at that. Photos of the repair come with the invoice so you can see the ceiling and roof penetration were left sound.
Documented end to end — every job, every suburb.
Camera and photo inspection of the stack, crown, flashing and flue.
We find the real cause — water, movement or heat — and explain it.
A firm price for only what is needed, before any work.
Masonry, crown, flashing or flue work done properly and safely.
Draw and weather-tightness confirmed.
Before and after photos and honest advice on what to watch.
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Yes, and it should be looked at before the next burn. It usually means a flue joint has worked apart above the ceiling. We camera the flue, find the gap, reseat and secure the section, and photograph it so you can see it is closed.
Properly documented flue work should not. We photograph the fault and the repair and record the parts used, and we do not modify the appliance itself. Check your manual for any conditions the manufacturer places on the flue system.
White staining, crumbling mortar, loose or missing bricks, rust marks on the roof, water in the firebox after rain, or smoke seeping into rooms are the usual signs. A photographed inspection tells you what is cosmetic and what is not.
Yes — stainless steel liners for cracked or unlined flues on open fireplaces and wood heaters, quoted firm after a camera inspection. Gas flue work goes through the licensed gas specialists we arrange.
Often, with roof access and harness work. Taller or unstable stacks need scaffold, and we tell you before quoting rather than after.
Send your details and the office confirms a window for Cranbourne. No call-out fee, before and after photos, and honest advice on what your chimney needs and what it does not.
