Newington, CT Connecticut 06111
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Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros manage all types of repairs as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to take care of the loose mortar and fractures. One of our experts will have the ability to provide you a flue repair price quote and advise the best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damages as well as prevent fires. The 3 major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair work. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any kind of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older homes have clay liners. They are relatively low-cost, but call for regular maintenance to see to it that flue tiles don't 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 kinds of liners have a tendency to be difficult to. install and also pricey. In time, they can start to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is very important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or ends up being damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damage to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repairs can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In circumstances where there is more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure 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 fire place and also prevents hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roof. You should never run your fireplace 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 mount a new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the component of the chimney that blocks air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair work. Generally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's far better to install a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outside. A significant amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your residence really feel chillier in the winter season. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars each year in extra heating costs.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair work and also complete chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair work 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 require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces include refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a good improvement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any range of fireplace repair service and enhancements.