
Towson, MD Maryland 21204
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to assist! 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 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 family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all kinds of fixings as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire 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, cracks between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's feasible to fix the loose mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will be able to provide you a flue repair work quote and suggest the best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damage as well as prevent fires. The 3 major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and repair work. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older homes have clay liners. They are rather cost-effective, yet call for routine upkeep to make sure that flue tiles don't crack, 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 hard to. install and also pricey. In time, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the best options for your residence.
The chimney crown is very important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This protects your flue and chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or ends up being damaged in any way, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger serious damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, standard repair work can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be applied on top. This will securely keep water from entering.
In scenarios where there is a lot more substantial damage to the crown, it may be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will secure the chimney for many 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 numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You should never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up a new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the component of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair. Typically repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outside. A significant amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your house feel colder in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in added home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair work isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair service and also full chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fireplace repair work service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair 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 fire place can occasionally need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces 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 wonderful enhancement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any kind of selection of fire place repair and improvements.