Iowa City, IA Iowa 52240
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our top priority. We proudly provide rapid response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all types of repair services and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's feasible to take care of the loose mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair price quote and advise the very best options for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damages and protect against fires. The 3 main kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair work. They are usually 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 models, and most any residence 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 economical, however require regular maintenance to make certain 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 often tend to be challenging to. install and pricey. In time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the most effective choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It serves 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 gets fractures or comes to be damaged in any way, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger serious damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, basic repair services can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If cracking in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will safely block water from getting in.
In situations where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it might be needed to reconstruct 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's important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as protects against hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roof. You should never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or set up a new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Many individuals confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that blocks air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair service. Usually fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's far better to install a top sealing damper. They are less costly, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in through 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 fast fixing isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service and also complete chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fireplace repair work service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can sometimes need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces include 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 good enhancement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of variety of fireplace repair work and renovations.