Arlington Heights, IL Illinois 60004
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here 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 assist with your chimney needs!
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Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all types of repair services as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to fix the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair price quote as well as recommend the best options for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damages and also protect against fires. The three major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored type of chimney liner for upgrades and repair work. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are really versatile, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any kind of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older houses have clay liners. They are fairly low-cost, but call for regular maintenance to ensure that flue tiles don't fracture, 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 sorts of liners have a tendency to be difficult to. install as well as expensive. With time, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the most effective choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is really vital. It functions 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 gets fractures or becomes damaged in any way, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When found early, basic repair work can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely block water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is a lot more extensive damage to the crown, it may be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will protect the chimney for a lot more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roofing. You must 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 specialists can replace your chimney cap or mount a new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair work. Typically repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are more economical, as well as every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outside. A considerable amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your home feel colder in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars each year in additional home heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair work isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can occasionally require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Broken or loose bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a wonderful improvement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any kind of range of fireplace repair and renovations.