
Augusta, ME Maine 04330
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to help! 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 happiness is our #1 priority. We proudly provide great response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros deal with all types of repairs and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's possible to repair the loose mortar and cracks. One of our experts will be able to provide you a flue repair work price quote as well as suggest the best options for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damages and prevent fires. The three main sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any kind of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older homes have clay liners. They are fairly inexpensive, yet call for routine maintenance to make certain 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 sorts of liners often tend to be difficult to. install and also expensive. With time, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best options for your home.
The chimney crown is very important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This shields your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or becomes damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damages to the whole chimney if not repaired. When found early, standard repair work can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In situations where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it might be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many 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 protects your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace as well as protects against hot sparks and 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 made of galvanized or stainless-steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists can replace your chimney cap or mount a brand-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 travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it requires fixing. Usually repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's far better to install a top sealing damper. They are more economical, and also every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A significant amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house really feel colder in the winter. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars each year in added home heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair work isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair and also total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can often need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are filled with brand-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 mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a wonderful improvement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of range of fire place repair and enhancements.