West Lafayette, IN Indiana 47906
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to help! We provide a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all types of repairs and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full 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, cracks between the bricks, and degrading mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's feasible to deal with the loose mortar and fractures. One of our experts will be able to provide you a flue repair quote as well as recommend the best options for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damages as well as prevent fires. The three primary kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred kind of chimney liner for upgrades and repair services. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in rigid or flexible models, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. The majority of older houses have clay liners. They are fairly cost-effective, but need regular maintenance to ensure that flue tiles do not fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These sorts of liners have a tendency to be hard to. install as well as pricey. In time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This shields your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or ends up being damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damage to the whole chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, basic repair work can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In situations where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You must 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 professionals can replace your chimney cap or install a brand-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 interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair service. Usually repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are more economical, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outdoors. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your house feel colder in the winter season. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars each year in extra heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair as well as complete chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair 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 portion of of the fireplace can in some cases require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places have 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 good enhancement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any range of fireplace repair work and enhancements.