
Bloomfield Hills, MI Michigan 48304
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to assist! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our top priority. We happily provide rapid response times and top 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 update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all types of fixings as well as 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 degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to repair the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair work quote as well as advise the best alternatives for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages as well as prevent fires. The 3 primary kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored type of chimney liner for upgrades and repairs. They are usually produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum as well. Metal liners are are really versatile, offered in stiff or flexible versions, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older houses have clay liners. They are relatively economical, but call for routine upkeep to make sure that flue tiles don't fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These types of liners often tend to be challenging to. install and also costly. With time, they can start to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the very best options for your residence.
The chimney crown is extremely vital. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This secures your flue and also chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or becomes damaged in any way, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damage to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repairs can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it may be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in lots of ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and prevents hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roof. You should never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of galvanized or stainless steel, 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 individuals confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the component of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires fixing. Normally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outdoors. A significant amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel colder in the winter. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars per year in additional home heating costs.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair work and full chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fire place repair work service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can often need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are filled with new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a wonderful enhancement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any variety of fire place repair service and improvements.