Merrillville, IN Indiana 46410
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our main priority. We happily provide fast response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are needing 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 assist!
Our chimney pros deal with all types of fixings as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to deal with the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will have the ability to provide you a flue repair quote and advise the best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage as well as prevent fires. The three primary kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair work. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any 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 fairly low-cost, yet need routine upkeep to see to it that flue tiles don't crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These kinds of liners often tend to be difficult to. install and also pricey. Gradually, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best options for your house.
The chimney crown is very important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or becomes damaged in any way, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When found early, basic repairs can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If cracking in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In circumstances where there is more extensive damage to the crown, it might be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in numerous ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace as well as prevents hot sparks and also 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 constructed from galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or mount a new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Many people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the component of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair service. Usually fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's better to install a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and also every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outdoors. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your home really feel cooler in the wintertime. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars annually in extra home heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair and also total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can in some cases need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Broken or loose bricks can likewise be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces 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 great enhancement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any kind of range of fireplace repair work and improvements.