
South Portland, ME Maine 04106
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our #1 priority. We proudly 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 members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are needing 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 assist!
Our chimney pros take care of all types of fixings and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to take care of the loose mortar and fractures. One of our experts will be able to give you a flue repair price quote as well as suggest the very best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damage and protect against fires. The 3 primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any type of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older residences have clay liners. They are fairly economical, but require regular 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 tough to. install as well as pricey. Gradually, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the best options for your residence.
The chimney crown is extremely vital. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This safeguards your flue and also chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or comes to be damaged in any way, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, basic repair services can be made to prevent issues from happening.
If cracking in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In situations where there is more substantial 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 only the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in lots of ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and prevents hot sparks and also 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 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 don't 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 blocks air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair. Normally repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to install a top sealing damper. They are more economical, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your home really feel chillier in the winter season. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars annually in added home heating expenses.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair work as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair service, 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 fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can occasionally need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places contain refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a good enhancement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any kind of range of fireplace repair work and enhancements.