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 ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
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Normal 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, 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 complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal 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 happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to repair the loose mortar and cracks. One of our experts will have the ability to give you a flue repair work estimate as well as advise the best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damages and prevent fires. The three major types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored type of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any 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 fairly affordable, yet need routine upkeep to make certain 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 tend to be difficult to. install as well as costly. In time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best options for your residence.
The chimney crown is very important. It functions 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 in any way, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damage to the entire chimney if not fixed. When found early, basic repair work can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In circumstances 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 only the crown. This will secure the chimney for a lot more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in lots of ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also protects against hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roofing. You must never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists 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 interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the component of the chimney that blocks air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs fixing. Normally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to install a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and also every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outside. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your house really feel cooler in the winter season. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars per year in additional heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair service isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair and total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace 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 part of the fire place can in some cases need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are filled with new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places have refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a great enhancement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any range of fire place repair service and improvements.