
Alexander City, AL Alabama 35010
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to assist! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our main priority. We happily provide great response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all sorts of fixings and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to take care of the loose mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will have the ability to provide you a flue repair service estimate and recommend the best options for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damage as well as protect against fires. The three main types 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 generally produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. The majority of older houses have clay liners. They are rather inexpensive, however need regular upkeep 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 sorts of liners tend to be challenging to. install and costly. Gradually, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the best options for your house.
The chimney crown is very important. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This secures your flue and chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or comes to be damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damages to the whole chimney if not repaired. When found early, standard repairs can be made to avoid issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it might be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and prevents hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roofing. You should never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or mount a brand-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 blocks air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair work. Typically repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outside. A significant amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your house really feel cooler in the winter. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars each year in extra heating costs.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fireplace repair work service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace 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 fire place can in some cases require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can additionally be taken care of.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain refractory panels. These panels are fixed 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 eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any selection of fireplace repair service and improvements.