
Columbia, MD Maryland 21044
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available 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 satisfaction is our top priority. We happily offer rapid response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all types of repair services as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior 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 deteriorating mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to fix the loose mortar and fractures. One of our experts will have the ability to provide you a flue repair service estimate as well as advise the best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages as well as prevent fires. The three major sorts 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 usually produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, offered in rigid or flexible versions, and most any type of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older homes have clay liners. They are fairly low-cost, however need regular upkeep to make sure that flue tiles don't 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 have a tendency to be difficult to. install and pricey. In time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best options for your home.
The chimney crown is extremely vital. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This secures your flue as well as chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repair work can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will safely block water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is much 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 safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in several ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also prevents 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 made of galvanized or stainless steel, light weight 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.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair service. Usually repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's far better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outdoors. A significant amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your house feel colder in the wintertime. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars per year in added home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair and also complete chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can sometimes need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can likewise be taken care of.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain 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 eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any variety of fire place repair service and improvements.