
Alpena, MI Michigan 49707
When you need 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 ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our top priority. We happily offer fast response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all sorts of repair work and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's feasible to take care of the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our experts will have the ability to give you a flue repair work price quote as well as suggest the best options for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damages as well as protect against fires. The 3 major sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored type of chimney liner for upgrades and repair services. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, available in rigid or flexible models, and most any kind of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older residences have clay liners. They are fairly low-cost, however call for routine maintenance to make certain that flue tiles do not fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These sorts of liners have a tendency to be tough to. install as well as expensive. In time, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the most effective options for your house.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This secures your flue and also chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or becomes damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damages to the whole chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, standard repair work can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will securely prevent water from getting in.
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 just the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in several ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. 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 specialists can replace your chimney cap or install 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 part of the chimney that shuts off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair service. Generally repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's better to mount a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and also every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outside. A significant amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your home feel chillier in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in additional home heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair as well as full chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fireplace repair work service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can often require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Broken or loose bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places have refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a good enhancement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any range of fire place repair work and enhancements.