
Granite City, IL Illinois 62040
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. Simply give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We proudly provide great response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all sorts of repairs and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's possible to repair the loose mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will be able to provide you a flue repair quote as well as recommend the very best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage as well as prevent fires. The 3 main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair work. They are generally produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum as well. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, offered in rigid or flexible models, and most any type of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are rather affordable, but require 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 and costly. Over time, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is very important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This secures your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or becomes damaged at all, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create serious damages to the whole chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, standard repairs can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it might be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will secure the chimney for a lot more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire 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 and protects against hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roofing. You ought to never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or install a brand-new one on your chimney if you don't 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 shuts off air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs fixing. Typically fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outdoors. A substantial amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house really feel cooler in the wintertime. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars each year in extra heating expenses.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can occasionally require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Broken or loose bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places contain refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a great enhancement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of selection of fireplace repair work and renovations.