
Slidell, LA Louisiana 70458
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here 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 happiness is our #1 priority. We proudly provide great response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, or you would just like to update 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 entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to take care of the loose mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will have the ability to provide you a flue repair work price quote as well as suggest the very best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damages and also protect against fires. The three main sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades and repairs. They are generally produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any kind of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older homes have clay liners. They are relatively affordable, but require regular maintenance to make sure that flue tiles don't 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 types of liners often tend to be hard to. install and also costly. Over time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the most effective choices for your house.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This secures your flue as well as chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or becomes damaged in any way, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, standard repairs can be made to prevent issues from happening.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In situations where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it may be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in several ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and protects against hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roof. You must never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists can replace your chimney cap or mount a 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 travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that blocks air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair work. Usually repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's better to install a top sealing damper. They are more economical, and also every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your home feel cooler in the wintertime. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars each year in added heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair service isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair as well as complete chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with complete fire place repair work service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can often require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are filled with new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places 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 good enhancement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any kind of range of fire place repair service and improvements.