
Woodstock, IL Illinois 60098
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to assist! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our #1 priority. We happily offer rapid response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all sorts of repairs and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete 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, cracks in between the bricks, and weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's feasible to take care of the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will have the ability to provide you a flue repair price quote and advise the very best options for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damages as well as protect against fires. The 3 main kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair work. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible models, and most any kind of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older houses have clay liners. They are rather affordable, however require routine maintenance to make certain that flue tiles don't 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 challenging to. install as well as pricey. Over time, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best options for your house.
The chimney crown is very vital. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This shields your flue and also chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or ends up being damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, standard repair services can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will securely prevent water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is a lot 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 secure the chimney for many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure 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 fire place and protects against hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You ought to never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists can replace your chimney cap or set up 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 inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that blocks air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair. Usually repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's better to install a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, as well as every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outside. A significant amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel colder in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars per year in additional home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work and also total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can sometimes require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces include 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 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 assist with any type of selection of fireplace repair work and renovations.