
Flint, MI Michigan 48504
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We offer 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 main priority. We happily provide great response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, 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 deal with all types of repairs as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and weakening mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to deal with the loose mortar and cracks. One of our experts will have the ability to give you a flue repair estimate as well as advise the best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages and also protect against fires. The three primary sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred kind of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repairs. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, offered in stiff or flexible versions, and most any residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are rather cost-effective, yet need routine maintenance to make sure that flue tiles don't fracture, 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 types of liners have a tendency to be challenging to. install and pricey. Gradually, they can start to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is really crucial. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or ends up being damaged in any way, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, basic repair services can be made to stop issues from occurring.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely block water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is more extensive 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 secure the chimney for many more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also prevents hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roofing. You must 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 professionals can replace your chimney cap or mount a brand-new one on your chimney if you do not 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 portion of the chimney that closes off air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair work. Usually fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, as well as every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outside. A significant amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel chillier in the winter season. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars each year in extra home heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair service isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work and also full chimney rebuilding.
We can aid 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 fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can in some cases require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are filled with new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can likewise be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places include refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a good enhancement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any kind of range of fireplace repair and enhancements.