College Park, MD Maryland 20740
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to assist! We provide a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our main priority. We proudly offer great response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is necessary to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all kinds of repair services and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire 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 fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and weakening mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to fix the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair price quote as well as recommend the best alternatives for your house.
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 type of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair work. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any kind of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. The majority of older residences have clay liners. They are rather economical, however call for routine upkeep to make sure 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 have a tendency to be hard to. install as well as pricey. In time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the most effective options for your home.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This shields your flue and also chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or comes to be damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, basic repair services can be made to avoid issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will securely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it may be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in many ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and protects against hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roof. You should never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from 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 do not have one yet.
Many people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the component of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair. Generally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are more economical, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outside. A significant amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel chillier in the wintertime. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars annually in added heating expenses.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service and full chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can often require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can additionally be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places 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 good enhancement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of selection of fireplace repair and renovations.