Fairbanks, AK Alaska 99709
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to help! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is necessary to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all sorts of repair services and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's possible to fix the loose mortar and cracks. One of our experts will have the ability to give you a flue repair quote as well as recommend the very best options for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages and also prevent fires. The 3 major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older homes have clay liners. They are relatively low-cost, however call for routine upkeep to make sure that flue tiles do not crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These sorts of liners often tend to be challenging to. install and also costly. In time, they can start to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the very best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is extremely crucial. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This shields your flue and chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or ends up being damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, basic repair work can be made to avoid issues from taking place.
If cracking in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will securely keep water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it might be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in many ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as protects against hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roofing. You should never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless-steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or set up a brand-new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that closes off air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair work. Normally fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's far better to set up a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outdoors. A significant amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house feel colder in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars each year in extra home heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair and full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fireplace repair work service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can in some cases need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and afterwards the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Broken or loose bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a great enhancement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any kind of range of fire place repair and renovations.