Elwood, IN Indiana 46036
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We provide a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our top priority. We proudly offer great response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros take care of all sorts of fixings as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to fix the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will have the ability to provide you a flue repair service estimate and recommend the very best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage as well as protect against fires. The three major types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are really versatile, offered in stiff or flexible versions, and most any kind of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older residences have clay liners. They are fairly inexpensive, yet call for routine maintenance to see to it 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 kinds of liners tend to be tough to. install as well as pricey. Over time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is extremely vital. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This shields your flue and chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or comes to be damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, basic repair services can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If cracking in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealant can be used on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it might be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace as well as protects against hot sparks and also 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 from galvanized or stainless-steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up a brand-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 travels 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 repair work. Normally repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your house feel colder in the wintertime. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars each year in additional heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a great option 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 full fire place repair work service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can occasionally need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and afterwards the old joints are filled with new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces have refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a nice improvement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any kind of range of fireplace repair and enhancements.