
Waterville, ME Maine 04901
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We happily provide fast response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine 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 service, 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 manage all types of repair work as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to repair the loose mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will have the ability to provide you a flue repair work quote and recommend the very best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages and prevent fires. The 3 main kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair work. They are generally produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are really versatile, offered in rigid or flexible versions, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older homes have clay liners. They are fairly affordable, but require routine maintenance to make sure that flue tiles do not fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These types of liners have a tendency to be challenging to. install and costly. Over time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the very best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is really important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This shields your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or becomes damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create extreme damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, standard repair services can be made to stop issues from happening.
If cracking in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is more extensive damage to the crown, it might be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible 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 protects your home in lots of ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as prevents hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roofing. You ought to never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless steel, light weight 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.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that blocks air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs fixing. Typically fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's far better to mount a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and also every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outside. A considerable amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your residence feel colder in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars each year in extra heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can sometimes require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can additionally be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places contain refractory panels. These panels are fixed 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 most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any variety of fire place repair service and improvements.