
Wood Dale, IL Illinois 60191
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to assist! We provide a full 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 main priority. We proudly provide 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, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all sorts of repairs as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to fix the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair work estimate and recommend the very best alternatives for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage as well as prevent fires. The three major sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. They are usually produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any kind of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. The majority of older homes have clay liners. They are relatively affordable, yet require routine upkeep to see to it that flue tiles do not fracture, 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 have a tendency to be hard to. install and also costly. Gradually, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is extremely crucial. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This secures your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or ends up being damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When found early, standard repair work can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In circumstances where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and prevents hot sparks as well as 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 made from galvanized or stainless-steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists can replace your chimney cap or set up a brand-new one on your chimney if you don't 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 shuts off air flow to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair work. Generally repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outside. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your house feel colder in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars annually in added home heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service as well as full chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fire place repair work service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, 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 fire place can in some cases need repair work. 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 filled with brand-new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can likewise be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces 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 wonderful enhancement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of variety of fireplace repair work and improvements.