
Franklin Park, IL Illinois 60131
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We provide a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our top priority. We proudly provide great response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all sorts of repairs as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and weakening mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to deal with the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will have the ability to provide you a flue repair work quote as well as recommend the very best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and prevent fires. The three primary kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and repairs. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, offered in stiff or flexible versions, and most any kind of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. The majority of older houses have clay liners. They are rather inexpensive, however call for regular maintenance to see to it 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 sorts of liners often tend to be difficult to. install as well as expensive. With time, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the most effective choices for your house.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue and chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or becomes damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When found early, basic repairs can be made to stop issues from occurring.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealant can be applied on top. This will securely block water from entering.
In situations where there is a lot more extensive damage to the crown, it may be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will protect the chimney for a lot more years. It is essential 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 several ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also prevents hot sparks and also 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, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or mount a brand-new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Lots of people 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 shuts off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair work. Generally repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to install a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outdoors. A significant amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel chillier in the winter. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars annually in extra home heating expenses.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair work and total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fireplace repair work service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can occasionally need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can likewise be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places contain 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 assist with any range of fireplace repair work and improvements.