
Sauk Rapids, MN Minnesota 56379
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to assist! 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 happiness is our #1 priority. We proudly offer fast response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fireplace maintenance is important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, 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 handle all sorts of repair work as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to deal with the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will be able to give you a flue repair service quote and advise the very best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage and also protect against fires. The 3 primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair work. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in rigid or flexible models, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older residences have clay liners. They are relatively low-cost, but call for regular maintenance to ensure 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 tend to be hard to. install and also costly. In time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is extremely crucial. It functions 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 develops cracks or becomes damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create extreme damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, standard repair work can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely keep water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is much more extensive 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 many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in many ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also prevents hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roofing. You must never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up a 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 inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that blocks air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair. Typically fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's far better to mount a top sealing damper. They are more economical, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outdoors. A substantial amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your home really feel colder in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars annually in added home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair work and also complete chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can in some cases need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places contain 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 enhancement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any selection of fireplace repair work and enhancements.