
Newton Center, MA Massachusetts 02459
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared 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!
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Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as 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 manage all sorts of repair work as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full 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 fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to repair the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair service quote and recommend the very best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The three major sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair work. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any type of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are rather affordable, however call for routine upkeep to make sure 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 difficult to. install as well as expensive. Over time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the most effective choices for your home.
The chimney crown is very vital. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or ends up being damaged whatsoever, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, basic repairs can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will securely keep water from getting in.
In situations 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 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 protects your home in many ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as prevents hot sparks as well as 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 made from galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up 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 flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs fixing. Generally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outdoors. A considerable amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel colder in the winter season. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars each year in added home heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair service 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 work 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 fire place can often need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fireplaces include refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a good improvement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of variety of fire place repair work and enhancements.