Columbus, IN Indiana 47201
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, 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 handle all types of repair services as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to deal with the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will have the ability to give you a flue repair quote as well as suggest the very best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The 3 main kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and repair work. They are usually produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in rigid or flexible versions, and most any type of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are relatively affordable, however require routine upkeep to make sure that flue tiles don't crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These sorts of liners have a tendency to be difficult to. install and costly. Gradually, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is really crucial. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This protects your flue as well as chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or ends up being damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger serious damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, basic repair services can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will securely keep water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is a lot more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct 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 whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in several ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and protects against hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roof. You must 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 professionals 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 inside of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it requires fixing. Usually repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A significant amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your home really feel colder in the wintertime. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars each year in added heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fireplace repair work service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part 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 after that the old joints are loaded with new cement. Broken or loose bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places include 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 good improvement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any variety of fireplace repair work and enhancements.