Jewett City, CT Connecticut 06351
When you need 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 call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our top priority. We happily provide rapid response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros deal with all sorts of fixings and upkeep 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, fractures between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to deal with the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will be able to give you a flue repair work price quote as well as suggest the best options for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damage as well as prevent fires. The 3 major types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and repair work. They are generally 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 rigid or flexible versions, and most any type of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. The majority of older residences have clay liners. They are rather low-cost, however call for regular upkeep to make certain that flue tiles do not crack, 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 often tend to be challenging to. install and also expensive. With time, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best options for your home.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or comes to be damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, basic repair services can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely keep water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it may be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will secure the chimney for a lot more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards 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 and embers from flying out and into your roofing. You ought to 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 professionals can replace your chimney cap or mount a 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 inside of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the component of the chimney that shuts off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair service. Normally fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's far better to install a top sealing damper. They are more economical, and also every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outside. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel cooler in the winter. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars each year in extra home heating expenses.
There are times when a quick fixing 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 complete chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fireplace repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can often require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Broken or loose bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fireplaces include refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a great enhancement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are attractive and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any kind of variety of fireplace repair service and renovations.