
Grand Rapids, MN Minnesota 55744
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to assist! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We proudly provide rapid response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all kinds of fixings and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's possible to fix the loose mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will have the ability to provide you a flue repair work estimate as well as advise the best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and protect against fires. The three primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and repair work. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum as well. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in rigid or flexible models, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older residences have clay liners. They are rather inexpensive, but need regular upkeep to see to it that flue tiles don't crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These sorts of liners often tend to be difficult to. install and expensive. In time, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is very important. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This shields your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or ends up being damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damage to the entire chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, standard repairs can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If cracking in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely block water from getting in.
In situations where there is more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as protects against 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, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or install a new one on your chimney if you don't 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 shuts off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair work. Typically fixing 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 effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outside. A considerable amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel chillier in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars each year in extra heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair work isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair and complete chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fire place repair 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 portion of of the fire place can sometimes need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can likewise 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 good enhancement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of variety of fire place repair work and enhancements.