
Lake Charles, LA Louisiana 70605
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. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our top priority. We proudly provide fast response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros take care of all sorts of fixings as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's feasible to repair the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will be able to give you a flue repair service price quote as well as recommend the best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The 3 main sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and repair work. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum as well. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older houses have clay liners. They are rather inexpensive, but call for regular maintenance to see to it that flue tiles don't crack, 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 tend to be hard to. install and expensive. With time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is really crucial. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This protects your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or comes to be damaged in any way, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, basic repair work can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will securely keep water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it might be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect the chimney for a lot more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also protects against hot sparks and also 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 constructed from galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists can replace your chimney cap or install a brand-new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Many people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that shuts off air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair work. Usually repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much 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 considerable amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your home really feel chillier in the winter season. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars each year in additional home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair work isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair and also total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fireplace repair work service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can in some cases need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and afterwards the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can likewise be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places contain 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 improvement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any range of fireplace repair work and enhancements.