East Chicago, IN Indiana 46312
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to help! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Normal chimney and fireplace maintenance is important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are needing 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 handle all sorts of repair services and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full 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, cracks in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to deal with the loose mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will be able to give you a flue repair estimate and recommend the best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage as well as protect against fires. The three primary kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repairs. They are generally 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 rigid or flexible models, and most any kind of residence 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 affordable, yet require routine maintenance to ensure that flue tiles don't crack, 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 kinds of liners have a tendency to be challenging to. install and costly. Over time, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the most effective options for your house.
The chimney crown is really vital. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This protects your flue as well as chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repair services can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will securely prevent water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it might be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will secure the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace as well as protects against hot sparks as well as 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 made of galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or install a new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the component of the chimney that blocks air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair work. Normally repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to install a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and also every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air movement 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 extra home heating costs.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair and also complete chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair work service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can in some cases require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are filled with new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces have refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a nice enhancement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of variety of fire place repair service and enhancements.