Capitol Heights, MD Maryland 20743
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We happily provide fast response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all kinds of repair services and maintenance 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 created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to repair the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our experts will have the ability to provide you a flue repair service price quote as well as recommend the best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damage and prevent fires. The 3 main sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and repair services. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in rigid or flexible models, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older houses have clay liners. They are rather low-cost, yet call for regular upkeep to make certain that flue tiles don't crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These kinds of liners often tend to be challenging to. install and costly. In time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the best options for your home.
The chimney crown is very important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This shields your flue as well as chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or becomes damaged whatsoever, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When found early, basic repair work 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 water-proof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely keep water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is a lot more substantial damage to the crown, it may be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in lots of 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 roof. You should never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or install a 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 inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair service. Typically repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's far better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outside. A considerable amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your house feel cooler in the winter. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars per year in additional heating expenses.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a great 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 aid with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can often require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places have refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a nice improvement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of range of fireplace repair work and renovations.