
Garden City, MI Michigan 48135
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready 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!
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Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all sorts of repair work and maintenance 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 fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and weakening mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to fix the loose mortar and fractures. One of our experts will be able to provide you a flue repair estimate as well as suggest the best alternatives for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage and also protect against fires. The 3 main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are really versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older residences have clay liners. They are relatively inexpensive, however require regular upkeep to ensure 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 sorts of liners often tend to be difficult to. install and also costly. In time, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is extremely vital. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This secures your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create extreme damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repairs can be made to stop issues from occurring.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will securely block water from entering.
In circumstances where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will secure the chimney for a lot more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in lots of ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also prevents hot sparks and 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 from galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or set up a 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 component of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires fixing. Usually repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's better to mount a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outside. A significant amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel chillier in the winter. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars per year in additional heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fireplace repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair work 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 portion of of the fire place can in some cases require repairs. 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 brand-new cement. Broken or loose bricks can likewise be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces include refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a nice improvement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any range of fireplace repair and improvements.