
Lutherville Timonium, MD Maryland 21093
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We happily offer fast response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all kinds of repair services and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to deal with the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our experts will have the ability to give you a flue repair work estimate and advise the very best alternatives 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 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 repair work. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in rigid or flexible versions, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older houses have clay liners. They are rather inexpensive, but require routine upkeep to make certain that flue tiles do not fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These sorts of liners often tend to be difficult to. install and costly. With time, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective options for your residence.
The chimney crown is really vital. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or comes to be damaged in any way, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create extreme damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When found early, basic repair work can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If cracking in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will securely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much more extensive 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 just the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in lots of ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roofing. You should never run your fire place 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 professionals can replace your chimney cap or install 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 inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that blocks air flow to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair work. Usually fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's far better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outdoors. A significant amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel colder in the wintertime. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars per year in extra heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair work as well as complete chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fireplace repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can sometimes need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are loaded with new cement. Broken or loose bricks can likewise be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places contain refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a wonderful enhancement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are appealing and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any range of fireplace repair work and improvements.