
Portage, MI Michigan 49024
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to assist! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We happily provide great response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, 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 types of fixings as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's possible to deal with the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will be able to provide you a flue repair service price quote as well as suggest 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 major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored type of chimney liner for upgrades and repair work. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum as well. Metal liners are are very versatile, 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. The majority of older homes have clay liners. They are rather low-cost, yet require regular maintenance to make certain that flue tiles do not 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 tend to be hard to. install and expensive. In time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the most effective options for your house.
The chimney crown is really vital. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This secures your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or comes to be damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create extreme damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, standard repair work can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much 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 protect the chimney for many more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure 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 protects against 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 of galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or mount a new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Many individuals confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair. Generally repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your residence really feel cooler in the wintertime. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in added heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a good option 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 work service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair, gas log repair work and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and 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 repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Broken or loose bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fireplaces have refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a wonderful improvement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any selection of fireplace repair work and enhancements.