
South Holland, IL Illinois 60473
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared 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 #1 priority. We proudly provide fast response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is necessary to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and 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 help!
Our chimney pros deal with all sorts of repair services as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's possible to take care of the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our experts will be able to give you a flue repair estimate and advise the very best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and also protect against fires. The three major types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored type of chimney liner for upgrades and repair work. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are really versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any type of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older houses have clay liners. They are relatively economical, but call for routine upkeep to ensure that flue tiles do not fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These types of liners tend to be tough to. install and also costly. In time, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the most effective options for your home.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue and 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 cause serious damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When found early, basic repair services can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it may be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect the chimney for a lot more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace 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 constructed from 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 don't 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 shuts off air flow to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires fixing. Usually fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's far better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outdoors. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel cooler in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in extra home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair work as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can in some cases need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can additionally be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places have refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a nice enhancement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of selection of fireplace repair and enhancements.