Kenai, AK Alaska 99611
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our top priority. We happily offer rapid response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros manage all kinds of repair services as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and weakening mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's feasible to deal with the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair estimate and advise the very best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The three major types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair services. They are generally produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any type of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older residences have clay liners. They are relatively inexpensive, yet require routine maintenance to see to it that flue tiles don't fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These kinds of liners tend to be hard to. install as well as costly. With time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the most effective choices for your house.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue as well as chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or becomes damaged at all, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When found early, basic repair services can be made to avoid issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will safely block water from getting in.
In situations where there is a lot more substantial damage to the crown, it may be necessary to reconstruct 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 is very important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in several ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace as well as protects against hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roofing. You ought to never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of 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 don't have one yet.
Many individuals 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 circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair. Generally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's far better to install a top sealing damper. They are more economical, as well as every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outdoors. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your residence really feel colder in the winter season. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars each year in extra home heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair service isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work and also total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fireplace repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair work and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can in some cases require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process 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. Fractured or loosened bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a nice enhancement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any kind of variety of fireplace repair work and improvements.