
Polk City, FL Florida 33868
When you require 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 call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our #1 priority. We happily provide great response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all sorts of repair work and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are created 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 moderate damages, it's feasible to repair the loose mortar and fractures. One of our experts will be able to provide you a flue repair quote and suggest the very best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage and protect against fires. The 3 primary sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repairs. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum as well. Metal liners are are really versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. The majority of older homes have clay liners. They are fairly cost-effective, however need regular maintenance to ensure that flue tiles don't fracture, 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 types of liners tend to be difficult to. install and pricey. In time, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the most effective options for your house.
The chimney crown is really crucial. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This shields your flue and also chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or becomes damaged at all, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, standard repairs can be made to prevent issues from happening.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is much 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 only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain 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 and also protects against hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roofing. You should never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or install 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 component of the chimney that shuts off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair service. Typically repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outside. A significant amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house feel colder in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars annually in additional home heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service as well as full chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fire place repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair, 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 fireplace can occasionally need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are filled with new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places contain refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a nice enhancement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of range of fire place repair and enhancements.