Lafayette, IN Indiana 47909
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We provide a full 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 #1 priority. We proudly offer great response times and top 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 gas, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, 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 deal with all sorts of repair work and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and gases which are created 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 possible to fix the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will be able to provide you a flue repair service quote as well as advise the very best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damage and prevent fires. The three primary types 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 repairs. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in stiff or flexible models, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older residences have clay liners. They are relatively cost-effective, but call for routine maintenance to see to it that flue tiles do not 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 types of liners tend to be difficult to. install and expensive. In time, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is really important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This protects your flue as well as chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damages to the whole chimney if not repaired. When found early, basic repair services can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it might be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in several ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You must never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or mount a new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair. Generally fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's far better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house feel chillier in the winter season. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars annually in extra home heating expenses.
There are times when a quick 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 full chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace 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 occasionally require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Broken 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.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a good improvement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of variety of fire place repair and renovations.