Saint Martinville, LA Louisiana 70582
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. Just give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We happily provide fast response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair, 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 take care of all types of repairs and upkeep 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 fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's feasible to deal with the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our experts will be able to provide you a flue repair service price quote and suggest the very best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages and prevent fires. The three major types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are typically produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are really versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any kind of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older houses have clay liners. They are relatively economical, yet require routine maintenance to make sure that flue tiles do not fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These types of liners tend to be difficult to. install as well as costly. In time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is very vital. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This shields your flue and chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create serious damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When found early, standard repair work can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is minor, the splits 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 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 make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and 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, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or mount 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 portion of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair service. Generally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outside. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your residence feel chillier in the wintertime. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars each year in added home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair work isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work and also total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fireplace repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can occasionally 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 brand-new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places include refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a good enhancement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any selection of fire place repair service and improvements.