
West Haven, CT Connecticut 06516
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Normal chimney and fireplace maintenance is important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros take care of all sorts of repairs as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to repair the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will have the ability to provide you a flue repair quote and suggest the very best options for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damages and prevent fires. The three major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repairs. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible models, and most any kind of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older residences have clay liners. They are relatively economical, however need regular maintenance to make sure that flue tiles don't 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 types of liners tend to be hard to. install as well as costly. In time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This safeguards your flue and also chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or ends up being damaged in any way, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When found early, basic repair work can be made to avoid issues from taking place.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will securely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it might be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect the chimney for a lot more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in several ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as 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 made of 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 don't have one yet.
Many people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that blocks air circulation 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 set up a top sealing damper. They are less costly, as well as every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your residence feel colder in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars annually in added heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair and total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fire place repair work service including firebox repair work, 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 area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can occasionally require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fireplaces 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 improvement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any kind of range of fire place repair service and improvements.