
Clarksburg, MD Maryland 20871
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready 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!
Customer happiness is our top priority. We happily offer rapid response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and 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 manage all types of repair work as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to fix the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair service price quote as well as suggest the best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The three major types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored type of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repairs. They are typically produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are really versatile, offered in rigid or flexible versions, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older residences have clay liners. They are rather cost-effective, yet require routine upkeep to ensure that flue tiles do not crack, 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 types of liners often tend to be tough to. install and also costly. With time, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best options for your house.
The chimney crown is extremely crucial. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and also chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or ends up being damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, standard repairs can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it may 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 many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in many ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as protects against hot sparks as well as 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 made of galvanized or stainless steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up a brand-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 component of the chimney that shuts off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires fixing. Generally repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outside. A significant amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your residence feel chillier in the winter. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars each year in extra home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair service and also full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fireplace repair work service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can sometimes require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can likewise 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 great improvement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any selection of fire place repair and improvements.