
Chicago Heights, IL Illinois 60411
When you need 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 ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our #1 priority. We proudly offer fast response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros take care of all types of repairs as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and weakening mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to fix the loose mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will have the ability to provide you a flue repair work estimate as well as recommend the very best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damages and also prevent fires. The three primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades and repair work. They are generally produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are really versatile, offered in rigid or flexible models, and most any residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older houses have clay liners. They are rather affordable, yet call for regular upkeep to make sure that flue tiles don't crack, 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 kinds of liners tend to be hard to. install and also costly. In time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is really important. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or becomes damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger extreme damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repair work can be made to stop issues from occurring.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will securely keep water from entering.
In situations where there is a lot more extensive damage to the crown, it might be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in numerous ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and protects against hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roofing. You ought to never run your fireplace 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 professionals can replace your chimney cap or set up 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 travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it needs fixing. Generally fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's better to install a top sealing damper. They are less costly, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A significant amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your house really feel chillier in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars annually in additional heating expenses.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a great solution 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 help with complete fireplace repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair and replacement, fire place 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 need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Broken or loose bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places have 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 great improvement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of range of fire place repair work and enhancements.