
Homewood, IL Illinois 60430
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to help! We provide a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our #1 priority. We proudly provide rapid response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all types of repair work 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, fractures between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's possible to fix the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will be able to provide you a flue repair work quote as well as suggest the very best options for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damages as well as protect against fires. The three main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and repair work. They are typically produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, available in rigid or flexible models, and most any type of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. The majority of older residences have clay liners. They are fairly inexpensive, but need regular upkeep to make certain that flue tiles do not fracture, 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 kinds of liners often tend to be difficult to. install and also costly. Over time, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is really important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This protects your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or ends up being damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create serious damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, standard repair work can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If cracking in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely block water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it may be needed to rebuild 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 necessary to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in many ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace as well as protects against hot sparks and 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 constructed from galvanized or stainless steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or mount 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 journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair. Generally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's far better to install a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, as well as every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outside. A significant amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your residence feel chillier in the winter season. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars per year in additional heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair work service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can often require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can likewise be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain 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 wonderful enhancement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any range of fireplace repair work and improvements.