
Wellesley Hills, MA Massachusetts 02481
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros manage all sorts of repairs as well as upkeep 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 fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and weakening mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to take care of the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair work price quote as well as suggest the best alternatives for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The three main sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred kind of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any kind of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. The majority of older residences have clay liners. They are rather cost-effective, however call for routine maintenance to see to it that flue tiles do not fracture, 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 sorts of liners often tend to be challenging to. install and also costly. With time, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This shields your flue and chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or ends up being damaged in any way, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, basic repairs 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 sealer can be applied on top. This will securely keep water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it might be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in lots of ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and protects against hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You must never run your fireplace 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 install 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 blocks air circulation to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it needs fixing. Normally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to install a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, as well as every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A significant amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel colder in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars each year in extra home heating costs.
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 experts can do chimney masonry repair work and total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fire place repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can in some cases require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can likewise be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain 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 great enhancement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of range of fireplace repair and improvements.