
Park Ridge, IL Illinois 60068
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to help! We offer a wide 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 top priority. We happily provide rapid response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is necessary to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros take care of all types of repairs and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to repair the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will be able to give you a flue repair price quote as well as suggest the very best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damage and prevent fires. The 3 primary sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred kind of chimney liner for upgrades and repairs. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older houses have clay liners. They are rather low-cost, but require routine maintenance to make certain that flue tiles do not crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These types of liners often tend to be tough to. install as well as pricey. With time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective options for your home.
The chimney crown is really vital. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or becomes damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repairs can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealant can be used on top. This will safely block water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much 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 secure the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also prevents hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roofing. You must 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 professionals can replace your chimney cap or set up a new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Many 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 closes off air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it requires fixing. Usually repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your house feel cooler in the winter season. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars annually in extra home heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair work isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair as well as full chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can sometimes require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can additionally be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces have refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a nice improvement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of selection of fire place repair service and improvements.