
Harvard, IL Illinois 60033
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to assist! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our top priority. We happily offer fast response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros manage all sorts of repair work 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 produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to repair the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our experts will have the ability to provide you a flue repair estimate and suggest the very best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages and 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 as well as repair work. They are typically produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older houses have clay liners. They are fairly cost-effective, however require regular maintenance to see to it that flue tiles don't crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These types of liners have a tendency to be hard to. install and also expensive. Gradually, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is really vital. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This protects your flue and also chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger serious damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When found early, basic repairs can be made to prevent issues from happening.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealant can be used on top. This will securely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is a lot more substantial damage to the crown, it might be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in several ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and protects against hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roof. You should never run your fireplace 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 set up 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 interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair. Typically fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's far better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, as well as every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outdoors. A substantial amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel colder in the winter season. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars annually in extra home heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair service 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 portion of of the fire place can in some cases need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process 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. Broken or loosened bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places include refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a nice improvement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of selection of fireplace repair work and enhancements.