
Union, KY Kentucky 41091
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our top priority. We happily offer rapid response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, 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 take care of all sorts of fixings and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to fix the loose mortar and cracks. One of our experts will be able to give you a flue repair service price quote as well as advise the very best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages and prevent fires. The 3 major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored type of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair work. They are generally produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are very versatile, available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older homes have clay liners. They are relatively affordable, but require regular maintenance to make sure 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 types of liners tend to be challenging to. install and also costly. Gradually, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help determine 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 safeguards your flue and chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or ends up being damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damages to the whole chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, standard repair services can be made to stop issues from happening.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealant can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In situations where there is a lot 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 only the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in many ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace as well as prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You ought to never run your fireplace 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 set up a brand-new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair work. Normally repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's far better to install a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outdoors. A substantial amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel colder in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars each year in extra home heating costs.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work and complete chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair work and replacement, fireplace 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 in some cases need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places 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 and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any kind of selection of fireplace repair and enhancements.