
Bowie, MD Maryland 20721
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to assist! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our top priority. We proudly offer fast response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is necessary to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, 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 handle all kinds 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, fractures in between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to take care of the loose mortar and fractures. One of our experts will have the ability to provide you a flue repair service quote and advise the best alternatives for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages 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 repairs. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. The majority of older residences have clay liners. They are fairly economical, but call for routine maintenance to ensure that flue tiles don't 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 tend to be difficult to. install and expensive. Gradually, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best options for your residence.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or ends up being damaged in any way, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When found early, basic repair services can be made to stop issues from happening.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealant can be used on top. This will securely block water from entering.
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 just the crown. This will secure the chimney for a lot more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole 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 and protects against hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roofing. You must never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless-steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians 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 journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair. Typically repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to install a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outside. A substantial amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel chillier in the winter season. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars annually in extra heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair work as well as full chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fire place repair work service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can in some cases need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are loaded with new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can additionally be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces have refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a great enhancement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any kind of range of fire place repair work and renovations.