
District Heights, MD Maryland 20747
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We offer a full 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 #1 priority. We happily offer rapid response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as 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 deal with all types of repair work and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to take care of the loose mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will be able to provide you a flue repair work estimate as well as advise the best options for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage as well as prevent fires. The three primary 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 work. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are really versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible models, and most any type of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older houses have clay liners. They are fairly economical, yet call for routine maintenance to make certain that flue tiles do not crack, 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 kinds of liners tend to be tough to. install and also costly. In time, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the most effective options for your home.
The chimney crown is really crucial. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This shields your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or becomes damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, basic repair work can be made to stop issues from happening.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely block water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it might be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in lots of ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as protects against hot sparks and also 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 from galvanized or stainless-steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists 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 flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs fixing. Generally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outdoors. A significant amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house feel colder in the winter season. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars annually in additional heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair service and complete chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can occasionally require 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. Fractured or loose bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places have refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a good improvement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any variety of fireplace repair service and enhancements.