
Farmington, MI Michigan 48336
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to help! We provide a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our #1 priority. We proudly offer rapid response times and high 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 also fires. Whether you are needing a repair, 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 handle all kinds of repairs and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to fix the loose mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will be able to provide you a flue repair quote as well as suggest the best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The 3 main kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair work. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any type of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are rather cost-effective, however call for regular upkeep to make certain that flue tiles do not crack, 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 sorts of liners often tend to be challenging to. install and costly. With time, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the most effective choices for your house.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This secures your flue as well as chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or becomes damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create serious damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, standard repairs can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will securely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in many ways. It keeps rainfall, 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 roofing. You ought to 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 professionals can replace your chimney cap or mount 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 interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the component of the chimney that shuts off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires fixing. Normally fixing 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 reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outside. A substantial amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your home feel chillier in the wintertime. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars each year in added home heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair service isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service and also total chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with complete fire place repair work service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can sometimes need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places contain refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a good improvement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any variety of fireplace repair work and improvements.