Pontiac, MI Michigan 48340
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We provide a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary 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 fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros deal with all sorts of repairs and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete 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 weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to repair the loose mortar and cracks. One of our experts will be able to provide you a flue repair work quote and advise the best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages and prevent fires. The 3 primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored type of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repairs. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible models, and most any kind of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older residences have clay liners. They are relatively affordable, but call for regular upkeep to make sure that flue tiles do not 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 sorts of liners often tend to be tough to. install as well as expensive. In time, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is really vital. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and also chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or ends up being damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damage to the whole chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, standard repair services can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be loaded with patch and a waterproof 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 needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in several ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also protects against hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roof. You should never run your fireplace 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 install 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 travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that blocks air flow to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair work. Usually fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's far better to install a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and also every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your home feel chillier in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars annually in extra heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair service and also full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fire place repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can in some cases require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates 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 loosened bricks can additionally be taken care of.
Prefabricated fireplaces 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 wonderful enhancement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of variety of fire place repair and improvements.