
Melrose Park, IL Illinois 60160
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We provide a wide 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 main priority. We proudly offer rapid response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also 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 assist!
Our chimney pros take care of all kinds of repair services and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete 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, cracks in between the bricks, and degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to deal with the loose mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will be able to give you a flue repair estimate as well as recommend the best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damages as well as protect against fires. The three major types 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 work. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in rigid or flexible models, and most any home 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 relatively low-cost, 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 similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These types of liners tend to be difficult to. install and also costly. With time, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective choices for your house.
The chimney crown is really vital. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This shields your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or ends up being damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, standard repair work can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will securely keep water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is more extensive 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 necessary to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in many ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and protects against hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roof. You must never run your fireplace 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 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 component of the chimney that closes off air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair. Usually fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and also every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outside. A considerable amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your residence really feel colder in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars each year in added heating costs.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair service and full chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fire place repair work service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can in some cases need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can likewise be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places include refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a nice enhancement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any variety of fire place repair work and improvements.