
Athol, MA Massachusetts 01331
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to assist! We provide a wide 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 top priority. We happily offer great response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, 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 handle all kinds of repairs as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner 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 weakening mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to fix the loose mortar and fractures. One of our experts will be able to give you a flue repair work price quote and suggest the very best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and protect against fires. The 3 major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repairs. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older houses have clay liners. They are relatively inexpensive, but need regular maintenance to make sure that flue tiles don't fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These sorts of liners have a tendency to be tough to. install and expensive. In time, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the very best options for your residence.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and also chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or comes to be damaged in any way, it allows 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, standard repairs can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect the chimney for a lot more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in several ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as protects against hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You ought to never run your fire place 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 set up a new one on your chimney if you do not 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 exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair. Normally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outside. A significant amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your home feel colder in the wintertime. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars each year in extra home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fireplace repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can often need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places include 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 nice improvement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any range of fireplace repair and enhancements.