
West Haven, CT Connecticut 06516
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to assist! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Normal chimney and fireplace maintenance is important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros take care of all types of repair work as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and degrading mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's feasible to deal with the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will have the ability to provide you a flue repair estimate and advise the very best options for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage as well as prevent fires. The three major types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and repair services. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older residences have clay liners. They are rather affordable, but call for regular maintenance to make sure 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 sorts of liners tend to be hard to. install and expensive. Over time, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best options for your residence.
The chimney crown is really important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This secures your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or comes to be damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, standard repair services can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from getting in.
In situations where there is a lot more extensive 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 only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in several ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You ought to never run your fire place 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 specialists can replace your chimney cap or install a brand-new one on your chimney if you do not 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 portion of the chimney that closes off air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair work. Normally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's far better to install a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outside. A significant amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel chillier in the winter. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars per year in extra home heating costs.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair and also full chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair work service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can occasionally require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places 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 enhancement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of selection of fireplace repair work and improvements.