Lake City, FL Florida 32025
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to assist! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our main priority. We proudly provide fast response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros deal with all kinds of repair services as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to deal with the loose mortar and fractures. One of our experts will have the ability to give you a flue repair price quote and recommend the very best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages and protect against fires. The three main sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored type of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair work. They are usually produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any type of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older homes have clay liners. They are relatively cost-effective, however call for regular maintenance to make sure that flue tiles do not fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These sorts of liners tend to be tough to. install as well as costly. In time, they can start to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the best choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is very vital. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This protects your flue and chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, basic repair work can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will safely keep water from getting in.
In situations where there is a lot more substantial damage to the crown, it may be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect 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 fireplace and also prevents hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roofing. You ought to never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of galvanized or stainless-steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up 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 travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that shuts off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair. Generally repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your house feel cooler in the winter season. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars per year in added home heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair service isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair work and also full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair work and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can occasionally require repair services. 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 new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places have refractory panels. These panels are repaired 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 most recent gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any variety of fireplace repair service and enhancements.