
Leonardtown, MD Maryland 20650
When you need 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 call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our main priority. We happily provide great response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros deal with all kinds of repair work and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to take care of the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will have the ability to provide you a flue repair estimate and recommend the very best alternatives for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The three main kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are typically produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, offered in stiff or flexible versions, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. The majority of older houses have clay liners. They are fairly low-cost, but call for routine 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 kinds of liners tend to be hard to. install and also pricey. Gradually, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is extremely vital. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This safeguards your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or comes to be damaged in any way, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger serious damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found 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 safely prevent water from entering.
In situations where there is more extensive damage to the crown, it may be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in many ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and prevents hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roofing. You should never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless-steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists 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 travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that closes off air flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires fixing. Normally fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's far better to mount a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outdoors. A significant amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your home feel cooler in the wintertime. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in additional heating expenses.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair and full chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fireplace repair work service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can in some cases need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are filled with new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can also be taken care of.
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 fire place. The newest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any variety of fire place repair service and improvements.