
New Orleans, LA Louisiana 70119
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to assist! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We proudly provide rapid response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros deal with all kinds of repair work as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and degrading mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to repair the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair work quote and advise the best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage as well as protect against fires. The 3 major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair work. They are generally produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, available in stiff or flexible models, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. The majority of older residences have clay liners. They are fairly economical, yet require routine maintenance to make sure that flue tiles do not 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 difficult to. install and also costly. In time, they can start to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the best options for your house.
The chimney crown is very important. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This secures your flue and chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or comes to be damaged at all, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger serious damage to the entire chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, basic repair services can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In circumstances where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it may be necessary to reconstruct 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 is essential to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in lots of ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as protects against hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roofing. You should never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists can replace your chimney cap or set up a brand-new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Many individuals confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair. Normally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's far better to mount a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outdoors. A significant amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your residence feel colder in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars per year in additional heating expenses.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service and total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fireplace repair work service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can occasionally require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can additionally be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a wonderful enhancement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of variety of fireplace repair and renovations.