
Lusby, MD Maryland 20657
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to help! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our main priority. We happily provide great response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all sorts of fixings 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 produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to repair the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair price quote and advise the best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damages as well as protect against fires. The 3 major types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair work. They are typically produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any home 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 cost-effective, but require regular maintenance to see to it that flue tiles do not 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 types of liners often tend to be difficult to. install and expensive. In time, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the most effective options for your home.
The chimney crown is very vital. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This shields your flue and chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes 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 damage to the entire chimney if not fixed. When found early, basic repair services can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it might be needed 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 very important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain 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 fireplace and prevents hot sparks as well as 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 set up a new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Many people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs fixing. Normally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's far better to set up a top sealing damper. They are more economical, as well as every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outdoors. A significant amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your home feel colder in the winter. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars each year in added home heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair service isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work and total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can occasionally need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fireplaces include 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 wonderful improvement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of selection of fire place repair work and improvements.