
Chevy Chase, MD Maryland 20815
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We offer 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 fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, 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 take care of all sorts of repair work as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to repair the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will be able to give you a flue repair quote and suggest the best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and protect against fires. The three main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored type of chimney liner for upgrades and repairs. They are generally produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible models, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. The majority of older houses have clay liners. They are relatively affordable, but require regular maintenance to ensure that flue tiles do not fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These kinds of liners tend to be challenging to. install and also costly. Over time, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best options for your residence.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This protects your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or becomes damaged in any way, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger extreme damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, standard repair services can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will securely block water from entering.
In scenarios 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 possible to rebuild just the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in several ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace as well as prevents hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roof. You ought to never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of galvanized or stainless steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or set up a new one on your chimney if you do not 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 part of the chimney that blocks air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair service. Normally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outdoors. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your house feel colder in the winter season. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars each year in extra home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service and also complete chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with complete fireplace repair work service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair 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 part of the fireplace can in some cases need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can additionally be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places have refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a good improvement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of variety of fire place repair and improvements.