
Walled Lake, MI Michigan 48390
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to help! We offer a wide 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 proudly provide fast response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is necessary to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and 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 manage all types of repairs and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced 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 damage, it's possible to take care of the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will have the ability to give you a flue repair estimate as well as advise the very best alternatives for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages and protect against fires. The 3 main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and also 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 very versatile, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. The majority of older homes have clay liners. They are fairly low-cost, yet need routine maintenance to make sure 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 have a tendency to be hard to. install and costly. Gradually, they can start to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the best choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is very vital. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or comes to be damaged in any way, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create extreme damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, standard repair services can be made to stop issues from occurring.
If breaking 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 prevent water from entering.
In situations where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it may be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will protect the chimney for a lot more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in numerous ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as prevents hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roofing. You ought to never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or install a brand-new one on your chimney if you do not 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 part of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair service. Usually repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's far better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less costly, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your residence really feel chillier in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in additional heating expenses.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair and total chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fireplace repair work service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can occasionally require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are loaded with new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can also be fixed.
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 great improvement for your fireplace. 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 selection of fireplace repair service and renovations.