
Ketchikan, AK Alaska 99901
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!
Customer happiness is our #1 priority. We happily provide great response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is necessary to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros deal with all sorts of fixings and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to fix the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair work estimate and recommend the very best options for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage and protect against fires. The three primary sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair work. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible models, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older houses have clay liners. They are rather low-cost, but call for routine maintenance to ensure 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 types of liners have a tendency to be challenging to. install and pricey. Gradually, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best options for your house.
The chimney crown is really crucial. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This shields your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or becomes damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When found early, basic repairs can be made to stop issues from happening.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealant can be used on top. This will securely prevent water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in numerous ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also protects against hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You ought to never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless-steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists can replace your chimney cap or install a brand-new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Many people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the component of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair work. Normally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to install a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A significant amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house really feel cooler in the winter season. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in added home heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service and complete chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can in some cases need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are filled with new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces include refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a nice improvement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any kind of selection of fire place repair service and improvements.