Arkansas City, KS Kansas 67005
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. Just give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, 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 manage all types of repair services as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to deal with the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair estimate and advise the best options for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damage as well as protect against fires. The 3 main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair services. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any type of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older residences have clay liners. They are relatively economical, however need routine upkeep 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 sorts of liners often tend to be difficult to. install and also expensive. With time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective options for your residence.
The chimney crown is really crucial. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This shields your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or comes to be damaged in any way, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger serious damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, standard repair work can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will securely block water from entering.
In situations 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 safeguard the chimney for many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in lots of ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also prevents hot sparks as well as 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 of galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or set up 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 part of the chimney that blocks air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it requires fixing. Typically repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and also 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 through the chimney from the exterior, making your residence really feel colder in the winter season. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars annually in extra home heating costs.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair as well as complete chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can often require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Broken or loose bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fireplaces have refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a good enhancement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are appealing and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of selection of fireplace repair and enhancements.