
Pittsfield, MA Massachusetts 01201
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to assist! We provide a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our main priority. We happily provide rapid response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros deal with all kinds of fixings and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire 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 fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to take care of the loose mortar and fractures. One of our experts will have the ability to provide you a flue repair price quote and advise the best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damage as well as protect against fires. The three main sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are generally produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older houses have clay liners. They are rather cost-effective, yet need regular maintenance 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 types of liners often tend to be challenging to. install as well as pricey. Gradually, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is very important. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This shields your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or comes to be damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create extreme damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, basic repairs can be made to avoid issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will securely prevent water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also protects against hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roofing. You should never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless steel, light weight 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 people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke journeys 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 service. Normally fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's far better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, as well as every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outside. A considerable amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel colder in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars annually in extra home heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair work isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service as well as full chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with complete fire place repair work service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair service 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 portion of of the fire place can often require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are loaded with new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places contain refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a great enhancement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any kind of range of fireplace repair and renovations.