
Bettendorf, IA Iowa 52722
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to assist! We offer 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 #1 priority. We happily offer rapid response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair, 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 deal with all sorts of repair work and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior 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 degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's feasible to take care of the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will be able to give you a flue repair work price quote as well as suggest the very best options for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The three major sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair services. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are really versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any kind of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older homes have clay liners. They are rather inexpensive, but need regular upkeep to make sure that flue tiles do not 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 and costly. Over time, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the most effective choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is extremely vital. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or comes to be damaged in any way, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger serious damages to the whole chimney if not repaired. When found early, basic repair work can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will securely block water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much more extensive 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 secure the chimney for many more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in numerous ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and protects against hot sparks as well as 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 made from galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists can replace your chimney cap or mount a brand-new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Lots of 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 becomes old, it requires repair. Generally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's better to mount a top sealing damper. They are more economical, and every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outside. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel colder in the winter season. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars annually in added home heating expenses.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service and total chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with complete fireplace repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can occasionally need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can likewise be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places contain 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 nice improvement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of variety of fire place repair and renovations.