
Berlin, CT Connecticut 06037
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We proudly provide fast response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros take care of all types of repair work as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and also 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 damage, it's feasible to deal with the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will be able to give you a flue repair service estimate and recommend the very best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damage and also protect against fires. The 3 main sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair work. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, available in stiff or flexible models, and most any kind of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older houses have clay liners. They are rather inexpensive, however call for regular upkeep to see to it that flue tiles do not fracture, 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 difficult to. install and costly. Gradually, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best options for your house.
The chimney crown is really important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This protects your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or comes to be damaged at all, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, standard repair work can be made to prevent issues from happening.
If cracking in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will securely block water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it may be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace as well as protects against hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roofing. You must never run your fireplace 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 technicians can replace your chimney cap or mount a brand-new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Many people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that closes off air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs fixing. Normally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's far better to set up a top sealing damper. They are more economical, and every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outside. A substantial amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your residence feel chillier in the winter season. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars annually in added home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work as well as full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair work and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can in some cases need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can likewise be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places 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 wonderful enhancement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of selection of fire place repair service and enhancements.