Olney, MD Maryland 20832
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to assist! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our top priority. We happily provide fast response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all kinds of repair services as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and degrading mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to take care of the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will be able to provide you a flue repair estimate as well as advise the very best options for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages and also 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 services. They are generally produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible models, and most any residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. The majority of older houses have clay liners. They are rather low-cost, however need routine maintenance to see to it that flue tiles don't 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 have a tendency to be challenging to. install as well as expensive. Gradually, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This shields your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or becomes damaged in any way, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damage to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repairs can be made to avoid issues from taking place.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be loaded 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 might be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields 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 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 specialists can replace your chimney cap or mount a 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 inside of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair service. Typically fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's far better to mount a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outside. A significant amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your residence feel cooler in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars annually in additional home heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with complete fire place repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can sometimes need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and afterwards the old joints are filled with new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places have refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a nice enhancement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any kind of variety of fireplace repair service and enhancements.