
Machesney Park, IL Illinois 61115
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our top priority. We proudly offer great response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade 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 complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and degrading mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to repair the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will have the ability to provide you a flue repair work quote and recommend the very best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damages as well as protect against fires. The 3 primary kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and repair services. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, offered 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 homes have clay liners. They are rather economical, yet require routine maintenance to make sure that flue tiles don't crack, 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 tend to be hard to. install and also expensive. In time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective options for your home.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This secures your flue and chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or becomes damaged in any way, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, basic repairs can be made to stop issues from occurring.
If cracking in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealant can be used on top. This will safely block water from entering.
In circumstances where there is more extensive damage to the crown, it might be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in several ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also prevents hot sparks as well as 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 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 do not have one yet.
Many individuals confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that closes off air flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair work. Generally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to install a top sealing damper. They are more economical, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outside. A significant amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your house feel chillier in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars annually in additional home heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair service and also total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fireplace repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, 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 part of the fire place can often need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces include refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a great enhancement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of variety of fire place repair service and renovations.