
Excelsior, MN Minnesota 55331
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our top priority. We happily offer rapid response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all types of repair services as well as upkeep 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 fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's feasible to deal with the loose mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair work quote and recommend the very best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The three major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair work. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are really versatile, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are fairly economical, however need regular upkeep to make sure 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 have a tendency to be difficult to. install and costly. Gradually, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is really important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue as well as chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger extreme damage to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repairs can be made to avoid issues from taking place.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will securely block water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is a lot 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 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 fireplace as well as prevents hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roofing. 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 technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up a brand-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 travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that blocks air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs fixing. Usually repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's far better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outside. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your home feel chillier in the winter season. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars annually in added home heating costs.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service as well as complete chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can sometimes need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are filled with new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places contain refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a great enhancement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of range of fireplace repair work and improvements.