
Big Rapids, MI Michigan 49307
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We proudly provide great response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is necessary to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros deal with all sorts of repairs and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to deal with the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will have the ability to provide you a flue repair work price quote and advise the very best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damages and prevent fires. The 3 primary sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. They are generally produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are really versatile, available in stiff or flexible models, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. The majority of older houses have clay liners. They are rather cost-effective, however require regular maintenance to make sure that flue tiles do not crack, 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 often tend to be hard to. install and also costly. Over time, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the best options for your residence.
The chimney crown is very important. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This safeguards your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or becomes damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damage to the entire chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, standard repair services can be made to stop issues from happening.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will safely keep water from getting in.
In situations where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it may be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in numerous ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also protects against hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roof. You ought to never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or mount a brand-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 component of the chimney that blocks air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair. Typically fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and also every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your house feel colder in the wintertime. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars per year in extra home heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair and complete chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fire place repair work service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, 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 occasionally need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can likewise be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places include refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a good improvement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any kind of selection of fire place repair work and renovations.