Park Forest, IL Illinois 60466
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to assist! We offer 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 satisfaction is our #1 priority. We proudly provide rapid response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all types of repair work as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to take care of the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will have the ability to provide you a flue repair service quote as well as recommend the very best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage as well as prevent fires. The 3 main sorts 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 generally produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any kind of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older residences have clay liners. They are rather economical, yet need regular maintenance to see to it that flue tiles do not 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 sorts of liners tend to be difficult to. install and also costly. In time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is very important. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This shields your flue and chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or becomes damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, basic repair services can be made to stop issues from happening.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will securely block water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it might be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also protects against hot sparks as well as 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, 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 interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that shuts off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair work. Typically repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's better to install a top sealing damper. They are more economical, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outside. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your residence really feel cooler in the winter season. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars each year in added heating expenses.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair and complete chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fireplace repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can in some cases require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are filled with new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can also be fixed.
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 attractive and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of variety of fire place repair service and improvements.