
New Albany, IN Indiana 47150
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. Simply give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
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Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, 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 fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros take care of all sorts of repair work and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and degrading 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 experts will be able to give you a flue repair service estimate as well as suggest the very best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages and protect against fires. The three primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred kind of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are really versatile, offered in stiff or flexible versions, and most any type of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older houses have clay liners. They are fairly affordable, yet call for routine maintenance to make certain that flue tiles don't fracture, 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 types of liners have a tendency to be challenging to. install and also costly. Gradually, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is extremely crucial. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This shields your flue as well as chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or ends up being damaged at all, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create serious damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repair services can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In circumstances where there is a lot more substantial damage to the crown, it may be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will secure the chimney for a lot more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in many ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also protects against hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roofing. You must never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians 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 journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that shuts off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair work. Typically fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's far better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your residence feel chillier in the winter season. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in added heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair and also full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace 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 in some cases need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places 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 eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any variety of fire place repair work and renovations.