
Park Ridge, IL Illinois 60068
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to help! We offer 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 happiness is our #1 priority. We happily offer fast response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, 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 types of repair services as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and weakening mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to repair the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will have the ability to provide you a flue repair price quote as well as suggest the very best options for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damages and protect against fires. The 3 primary kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repairs. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any kind of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older houses have clay liners. They are fairly affordable, but need routine maintenance to make sure 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 expensive. In 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 acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This shields your flue as well as chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or comes to be damaged in any way, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, standard repairs can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely block water from entering.
In scenarios where there is a lot more substantial damage to the crown, it might be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect the chimney for a lot more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure 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 fire place and also prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roofing. You must never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless-steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists can replace your chimney cap or set up 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 travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair service. Normally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and also every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your residence feel colder in the wintertime. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars annually in additional heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair work isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work and total chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace 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 fire place can sometimes need repair work. 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 new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces include refractory panels. These panels are repaired 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 most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of range of fireplace repair service and improvements.