
Lanham, MD Maryland 20706
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 call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Normal chimney and fireplace maintenance is important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros take care of all types of repair work as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and weakening mortar happen 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 be able to give you a flue repair service estimate and advise the best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages and prevent fires. The three primary sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored type of chimney liner for upgrades and repairs. They are generally produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any type of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. The majority of older residences have clay liners. They are relatively low-cost, but call for routine upkeep to ensure 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 often tend to be hard to. install and expensive. Gradually, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best options for your home.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This secures your flue and also chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, standard repairs can be made to stop issues from happening.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will securely keep water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it may be necessary to reconstruct 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 is essential to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as prevents hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roof. 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 mount a 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 journeys through. The damper is the component of the chimney that shuts off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair. Generally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's far better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less costly, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outdoors. A significant amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel chillier in the wintertime. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars each year in additional heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair and full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fire place repair 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 more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can often require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain 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 nice improvement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any kind of range of fire place repair work and enhancements.