Ketchikan, AK Alaska 99901
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
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Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is necessary to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all types of repair services as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to deal with the loose mortar and cracks. One of our experts will have the ability to provide you a flue repair service price quote as well as advise the very best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damage and protect against fires. The 3 main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also 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, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. The majority of older residences have clay liners. They are relatively inexpensive, however need routine maintenance to make certain that flue tiles do not crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These kinds of liners have a tendency to be hard to. install and also expensive. In time, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best options for your residence.
The chimney crown is extremely crucial. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This shields your flue and chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damages to the whole chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, standard repair work can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In circumstances where there is a lot more extensive damage to the crown, it might be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in many ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also prevents hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roof. You should never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists can replace your chimney cap or mount a new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Lots of 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 shuts off air flow to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair service. Typically repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outside. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house feel cooler in the winter season. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars per year in added home heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair work isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair as well as complete chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fire place repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can in some cases require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and afterwards the old joints are filled with new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can likewise be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places include refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a nice improvement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any variety of fire place repair service and enhancements.