
North Branch, MN Minnesota 55056
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to help! We provide a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our #1 priority. We proudly provide fast response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros deal with all kinds of fixings and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to repair the loose mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair estimate and advise the very best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages as well as prevent fires. The 3 main kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any kind of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older homes have clay liners. They are fairly cost-effective, however require routine upkeep 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 often tend to be challenging to. install and also expensive. Gradually, they can start to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This secures your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or comes to be damaged at all, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create extreme damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, basic repair services can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it may be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible 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 whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in many ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You must never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of galvanized or stainless-steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up a 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 interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair. Typically fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's far better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, as well as every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outdoors. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel colder in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in additional home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair as well as complete chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can occasionally require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are loaded with new cement. Broken or loose bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places have refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a nice improvement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of variety of fireplace repair and improvements.