
Oakland, MD Maryland 21550
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. Just give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our top priority. We happily offer fast response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, 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 sorts of fixings and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's possible to deal with the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair quote as well as recommend the very best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damage as well as protect against fires. The 3 main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred 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, readily available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any kind of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older residences have clay liners. They are fairly cost-effective, but require routine maintenance 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 types of liners tend to be challenging to. install and also expensive. In time, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the most effective choices for your house.
The chimney crown is extremely crucial. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or comes to be damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, basic repair work can be made to prevent issues from happening.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely block water from getting in.
In situations 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 possible to rebuild only 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 whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in many ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also protects against 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 from galvanized or stainless-steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or install a brand-new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Many people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair. Normally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your residence feel chillier in the wintertime. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars each year in extra home heating expenses.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair as well as full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can in some cases need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a wonderful enhancement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any kind of range of fire place repair and enhancements.