La Grange, IL Illinois 60525
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to help! We provide a full 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 rapid 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 gas, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all sorts of repair work as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to repair the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will be able to provide you a flue repair service price quote as well as suggest the best options for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damages as well as protect against fires. The three primary kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored type of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally 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 kind of chimney liner. A lot of older residences have clay liners. They are rather cost-effective, however need routine upkeep 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 kinds of liners have a tendency to be challenging to. install as well as pricey. Over time, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective options for your residence.
The chimney crown is very vital. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This secures your flue and chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or comes to be damaged in any way, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, standard repairs can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealant can be applied on top. This will securely keep water from entering.
In circumstances where there is much 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 secure the chimney for a lot more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and prevents hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roof. You ought to never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of galvanized or stainless steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists can replace your chimney cap or install a 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 interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that closes off air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it needs fixing. Usually repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are more economical, and every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outside. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel colder in the winter. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars per year in additional heating expenses.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work and also total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can often need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Broken or loose bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fireplaces have 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 nice improvement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any selection of fire place repair service and enhancements.