
Fallston, MD Maryland 21047
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to help! We provide a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our #1 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 household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros deal with all kinds of repairs and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to deal with the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair estimate and advise the very best alternatives for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages and also prevent fires. The three major types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair work. They are usually produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, available in rigid or flexible models, and most any kind of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older residences have clay liners. They are relatively cost-effective, but need routine maintenance to see to it that flue tiles don't fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These sorts of liners tend to be hard to. install and pricey. Over time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the very best options for your house.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue and also chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or ends up being damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, standard repairs can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will securely prevent water from entering.
In situations where there is a lot more extensive damage to the crown, it may 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 is necessary to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and protects against hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roof. You ought to never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or install a brand-new one on your chimney if you don't 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 shuts off air flow to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair service. Normally fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your house really feel colder in the winter season. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in additional home heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair work and full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fire place repair work service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can sometimes require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places 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 nice enhancement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any variety of fire place repair service and improvements.