
Romeoville, IL Illinois 60446
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to assist! 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 satisfaction is our top priority. We proudly offer fast response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all sorts of repair work as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and degrading mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to take care of the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair service quote and advise the very best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage as well as protect against fires. The three major sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred kind of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. They are usually produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any type of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. The majority of older houses have clay liners. They are fairly low-cost, but require routine upkeep to make certain 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 kinds of liners often tend to be challenging to. install as well as pricey. Gradually, they can start to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the very best options for your home.
The chimney crown is very important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue and chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or comes to be damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, basic repair services can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If cracking in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is a lot more extensive damage to the crown, it may be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will protect the chimney for many 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 numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You ought to never run your fireplace 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 set up 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 journeys through. The damper is the component of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair. Typically fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's far better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outside. A significant amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your home feel chillier in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars each year in additional heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair and total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair work and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and 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 process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can additionally be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places contain 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 wonderful enhancement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any selection of fire place repair work and enhancements.