
Marblehead, MA Massachusetts 01945
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared 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 #1 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, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all kinds of repair services and 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 created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to deal with the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our experts will be able to provide you a flue repair work quote as well as advise the best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damages and also prevent fires. The three primary 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 repair services. They are generally produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in stiff or flexible models, and most any type of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are rather economical, however need regular upkeep to see to it that flue tiles do not fracture, 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 kinds of liners have a tendency to be challenging to. install and expensive. With time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is really important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue and chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or becomes damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger extreme damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, standard repair services can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In circumstances where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it may be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in several ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also prevents hot sparks and 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 of galvanized or stainless steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or set up a new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Lots of 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 shuts off air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires fixing. Typically fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's far better to install a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your house really feel cooler in the wintertime. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars annually in added heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work and full chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fireplace repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can often require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are filled with new cement. Cracked 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 mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a wonderful improvement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of variety of fireplace repair and enhancements.