Flint, MI Michigan 48504
When you require 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 call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
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Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all kinds of fixings and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to take care of the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our experts will have the ability to give you a flue repair estimate and recommend the best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damage as well as prevent fires. The three major types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored type of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible models, and most any residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older houses have clay liners. They are rather cost-effective, yet require regular upkeep to ensure that flue tiles don't 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 have a tendency to be challenging to. install as well as expensive. With time, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the most effective options for your house.
The chimney crown is really important. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This safeguards your flue and also chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or ends up being damaged in any way, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When found early, basic repairs can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In situations where there is more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as prevents hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roofing. You should 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 mount a brand-new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Many individuals confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it requires fixing. Generally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are more economical, as well as every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A significant amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your residence feel chillier in the wintertime. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars per year in additional home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair work and full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fireplace repair work service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair, gas log repair work 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 often 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 loaded with brand-new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces have 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 most recent gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any selection of fire place repair work and improvements.