
Corbin, KY Kentucky 40701
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to assist! We provide a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our main priority. We proudly offer rapid response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and 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 assist!
Our chimney pros handle all sorts of repairs and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire 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 fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to take care of the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair service estimate and recommend the very best alternatives for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and prevent fires. The three main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades and repair services. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible models, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older residences have clay liners. They are relatively cost-effective, yet require routine upkeep to ensure 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 hard to. install and also costly. Over time, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is really vital. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This secures your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or comes to be damaged in any way, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create extreme damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, basic repairs can be made to stop issues from occurring.
If cracking in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in many ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and protects against hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roofing. 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 mount 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 interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair service. Generally fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel colder in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars each year in extra heating expenses.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service as well as complete chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can occasionally require repair services. 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 brand-new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can likewise be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places contain 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 nice enhancement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of variety of fire place repair work and enhancements.