
West Roxbury, MA Massachusetts 02132
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our main priority. We happily provide great response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, 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 take care of all types of fixings as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and degrading mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to take care of the loose mortar and cracks. One of our experts will have the ability to provide you a flue repair quote as well as suggest the best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages and also protect against fires. The 3 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 repair services. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. The majority of older homes have clay liners. They are rather low-cost, but require regular maintenance to see to it that flue tiles do not crack, 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 sorts of liners tend to be tough to. install as well as costly. Gradually, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective options for your residence.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This secures your flue and chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When found early, basic repairs can be made to stop issues from occurring.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is more extensive damage to the crown, it might be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in several ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also prevents hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roofing. You ought to 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.
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 blocks air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs fixing. Usually repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's far better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and also every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your home really feel cooler in the wintertime. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars each year in additional home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair service as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fire place repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can in some cases need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Fractured or loosened 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 nice enhancement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any kind of selection of fireplace repair and enhancements.