
Country Club Hills, IL Illinois 60478
When you need 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 help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our #1 priority. We proudly offer great response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your family members 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 take care of all sorts of fixings as well as 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 created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to fix the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair service estimate and suggest the best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages and also protect against fires. The three primary kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred kind of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repairs. They are usually produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible models, and most any kind of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older houses have clay liners. They are rather inexpensive, yet call for regular maintenance to make certain 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 sorts of liners have a tendency to be hard to. install and also costly. Gradually, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best options for your home.
The chimney crown is really crucial. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This secures your flue and also chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or ends up being damaged whatsoever, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damage to the entire chimney if not fixed. When found early, basic repair work can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In situations 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 feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will secure the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and whole 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 and protects against hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You must never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or mount a new one on your chimney if you do not 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 portion of the chimney that closes off air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair. Usually fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to install a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outside. A considerable amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel chillier in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars per year in added heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service and full chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair 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 fireplace can in some cases require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can additionally be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places include refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a wonderful enhancement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of variety of fire place repair service and improvements.