
Keokuk, IA Iowa 52632
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! 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 top priority. We proudly offer fast 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 family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros take care of all kinds of repair services and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to repair the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our experts will be able to give you a flue repair quote and advise the best options for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damages as well as prevent fires. The 3 primary kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades and repairs. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older houses have clay liners. They are rather economical, however require regular maintenance to ensure that flue tiles do not crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These types of liners often tend to be hard to. install and expensive. Gradually, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the most effective choices for your home.
The chimney crown is extremely vital. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This shields your flue and chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or ends up being damaged in any way, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, standard repairs can be made to avoid issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will safely keep water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is 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 protect the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in several ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace as well as protects against hot sparks and also 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 set up a 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 interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that shuts off air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs fixing. Generally repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outside. A significant amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your residence really feel cooler in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in additional heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair service isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair service as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fire place repair work service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair work and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can in some cases require repairs. 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 brand-new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces 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 great enhancement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any range of fire place repair service and improvements.