
Sturgis, MI Michigan 49091
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We offer 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 satisfaction is our main priority. We happily provide fast response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as 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 help!
Our chimney pros manage all types of repair services 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 weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to deal with the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will have the ability to provide you a flue repair price quote as well as advise the very best options for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure 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 usually produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in rigid or flexible models, and most any type of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are fairly low-cost, however need routine maintenance to make sure that flue tiles do not fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These kinds of liners often tend to be hard to. install as well as expensive. With time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is really vital. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue and also chimney from rain 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 trigger serious damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When found early, standard repair work can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will safely block water from entering.
In scenarios where there is a lot more extensive damage to the crown, it might be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in many ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You should never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless-steel, 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 inside of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that blocks air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it requires fixing. Usually fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's far better to install a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outdoors. A substantial amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your house really feel chillier in the winter season. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars annually in added heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair work isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service and also full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fireplace repair work service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair work and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can often require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are loaded with new cement. Broken 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.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a good improvement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of variety of fireplace repair service and enhancements.