
Newington, CT Connecticut 06111
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We provide a wide 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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Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all types of repairs and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced 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 feasible to take care of the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will have the ability to provide you a flue repair service estimate and suggest the best options for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages as well as prevent fires. The 3 main kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades and repair services. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum as well. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any type of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are fairly low-cost, but call for routine upkeep to ensure that flue tiles do not crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These kinds of liners tend to be hard to. install and also pricey. In time, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the most effective choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is very important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This shields your flue and also chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or ends up being damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, basic repairs can be made to stop issues from happening.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely block water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is a lot more substantial damage to the crown, it might be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also prevents hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roofing. You must never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or install a brand-new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Many individuals confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the portion 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 pricey.
It's far better to install a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house really feel cooler in the winter. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars annually in additional home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair work as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox repair, 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 fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can in some cases need repair work. 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. Broken or loose bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces have refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a wonderful improvement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any range of fire place repair and renovations.