Chimney Repair in Lombard, IL Illinois 60148

Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!

Chimney Repair

Our chimney pros handle all sorts of repair work and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.

Flue Repair service

The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to fix the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair price quote as well as recommend the best choices for your home.

Chimney Liner

Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and also protect against fires. The 3 major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.

Metal Liners

Metal liners are a newly preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades and repair work. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum as well. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any residence can accommodate them.

Clay Liners

Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older houses have clay liners. They are rather cost-effective, but call for routine maintenance to make certain that flue tiles do not fracture, split, or break.

Cast-in-place Liners

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 tend to be hard to. install and also pricey. In time, they can start to develop cracks and require relining.

Our pros can help determine the very best options for your home.

Call us at (877) 959-3534 for Chimney Repair or Fire Place Repair Work in Lombard, IL.

Chimney Crown

The chimney crown is very vital. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This shields your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.

When the chimney crown gets cracks or comes to be damaged at all, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When found early, standard repairs can be made to prevent issues from occurring.

Chimney Crown Sealing

If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealant can be used on top. This will safely block water from entering.

Chimney Crown Repair and Rebuilding

In scenarios where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it might be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.

Chimney Cap

A chimney cap protects your home in lots of 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 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 technicians can replace your chimney cap or install a new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.

Chimney Damper Repair

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 portion of the chimney that closes off air flow to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair. Typically repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.

It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less costly, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outside. A considerable amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your home really feel cooler in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars per year in added home heating costs.

Chimney Rebuilding

There are times when a quick repair work isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair work and also complete chimney rebuilding.

Call us at (877) 959-3534 for Chimney Repair or Fire Place Repair in Lombard, IL

Fire place Repair service

We can help with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.

Firebox Repair work

The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can sometimes need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can also be fixed.

Refractory Panel Repair Work.

Prefabricated fireplaces have refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.

Fireplace Door and Gas Log Sets

Fire place doors and gas logs are a good enhancement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any range of fire place repair service and improvements.

Call us at (877) 959-3534 for Chimney Repair or Fire Place Repair in Lombard, IL.

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