
Grand Blanc, MI Michigan 48439
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to assist! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our #1 priority. We happily offer great response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your family 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 assist!
Our chimney pros manage all types of fixings and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to take care of the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will have the ability to give you a flue repair estimate and recommend the best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and also protect against fires. The three primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair work. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any kind of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older residences have clay liners. They are rather low-cost, but need routine maintenance to make certain that flue tiles do not 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 types of liners have a tendency to be tough to. install and costly. With time, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the most effective choices for your house.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or becomes damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, basic repair services can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely keep water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair examine 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 protects against 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 from galvanized or stainless steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or install a brand-new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Many people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair service. Typically fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A significant amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house feel cooler in the winter. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars annually in added home heating costs.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair work and complete chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair work and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can occasionally need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Broken or loose bricks can likewise be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places contain refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a wonderful enhancement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are attractive and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of variety of fireplace repair work and improvements.