Bel Air, MD Maryland 21014
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to assist! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
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Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros deal with all sorts of repairs as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's possible to deal with the loose mortar and fractures. One of our experts will have the ability to give you a flue repair quote and advise the very best alternatives for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damages and also protect against fires. The three major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored type of chimney liner for upgrades and repair services. They are usually produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible models, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older houses have clay liners. They are relatively economical, but call for regular maintenance to make sure that flue tiles don't 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 kinds of liners have a tendency to be hard to. install and pricey. In time, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the very best options for your home.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or ends up being damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repair services can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from getting in.
In situations where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it might be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will secure the chimney for a lot more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in numerous ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and protects against hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roofing. You must never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or mount a new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Many individuals confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair work. Typically fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your house really feel colder in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars per year in added home heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair service isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work and also full chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair 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 often require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates 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 additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces include refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a good enhancement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any variety of fire place repair and improvements.