
Farmington, MI Michigan 48336
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to assist! We provide a wide 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 top priority. We proudly provide great response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring 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 handle all types of repairs as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to deal with the loose mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will have the ability to provide you a flue repair price quote and recommend the best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage as well as prevent fires. The 3 primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored type of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repairs. They are usually produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in rigid or flexible versions, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older houses have clay liners. They are relatively low-cost, yet call for regular maintenance to make sure that flue tiles do not 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 sorts of liners have a tendency to be difficult to. install as well as expensive. Gradually, they can start to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective options for your residence.
The chimney crown is extremely crucial. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This secures your flue and also chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger extreme damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, basic repair work can be made to stop issues from occurring.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it might be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It is necessary 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 numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace as well as 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, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals 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 interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that blocks air circulation 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 set up a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your residence feel cooler in the winter. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars annually in extra heating costs.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair work as well as complete chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can often need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and afterwards the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can additionally be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places contain refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a great enhancement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of variety of fire place repair work and enhancements.