Lapeer, MI Michigan 48446
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our main priority. We happily provide fast response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros take care of all kinds of repair work and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to deal with the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair price quote as well as advise the very best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damages as well as protect against fires. The 3 main kinds 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 services. They are generally produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any type of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older houses have clay liners. They are relatively inexpensive, yet require regular maintenance to see to it that flue tiles do not crack, 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 kinds of liners tend to be hard to. install as well as pricey. Gradually, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or becomes damaged in any way, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damages to the whole chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, basic repairs can be made to stop issues from occurring.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In situations where there is much 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 only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain 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 fire place and also protects against hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roofing. You ought to never run your fireplace 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 technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up 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 journeys through. The damper is the component of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair service. Generally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are more economical, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outdoors. A significant amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your residence feel chillier in the winter. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars each year in added heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work as well as full chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can often require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are filled with new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain 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 wonderful enhancement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any selection of fire place repair service and renovations.