
Laurel, MD Maryland 20724
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and ready 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 happily offer great response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all sorts of repair services as well as upkeep 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 produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to deal with the loose mortar and fractures. One of our experts will be able to give you a flue repair service quote as well as advise the best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damage and also protect against fires. The 3 major sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored type of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair services. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any type of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are fairly low-cost, yet need regular upkeep to ensure that flue tiles do not fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These sorts of liners tend to be hard to. install and expensive. In time, they can start to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the best options for your home.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This secures your flue and also chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or becomes damaged at all, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger serious damage to the whole chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, basic repair work can be made to avoid issues from taking place.
If cracking in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will securely keep water from entering.
In scenarios where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct 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 examine the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You must 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 professionals can replace your chimney cap or set up a brand-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 journeys through. The damper is the component of the chimney that closes off air flow to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs fixing. Typically fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to install a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outdoors. A significant amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your residence really feel cooler in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars per year in extra home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair work isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox repair, 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 area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can in some cases require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and afterwards the old joints are loaded with new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can additionally be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces include 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 latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any selection of fireplace repair work and renovations.