
New Canaan, CT Connecticut 06840
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 assist with your chimney needs!
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Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential 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 fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros deal with all kinds of fixings and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and weakening mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's possible to repair the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our experts will be able to provide you a flue repair estimate as well as recommend the very best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damage as well as prevent fires. The three primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair work. They are usually produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any kind of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older homes have clay liners. They are rather economical, yet call for regular maintenance to ensure that flue tiles don't 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 types of liners tend to be tough to. install and also costly. With time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best options for your house.
The chimney crown is really vital. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and also chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or becomes damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger extreme damage to the entire chimney if not fixed. When found early, basic repair services can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In scenarios where there is a lot more extensive damage to the crown, it may 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 a lot more years. It's 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 numerous ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You must 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 professionals can replace your chimney cap or set up a brand-new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Many individuals 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 circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair work. Generally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to install a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel colder in the wintertime. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars each year in extra heating expenses.
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 work and also total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fireplace repair work service including firebox repair service, 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 place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can occasionally need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are filled with new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places contain 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 nice improvement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any range of fire place repair work and renovations.