
Carrboro, NC North Carolina 27510
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to assist! 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 main priority. We happily provide great 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 household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, 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 deal with all sorts of fixings as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to repair the loose mortar and fractures. One of our experts will be able to give you a flue repair price quote as well as suggest the very best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages and protect against fires. The three main types 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 usually produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, available in stiff or flexible models, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older residences have clay liners. They are rather inexpensive, but require regular maintenance to see to it that flue tiles don't crack, 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 also costly. Gradually, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the very best options for your residence.
The chimney crown is really important. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This protects your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or ends up being damaged at all, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, basic repair services can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealant can be applied on top. This will securely prevent water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is more extensive damage to the crown, it might be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will secure the chimney for a lot more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in numerous ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace as well as prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You ought to never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or install a new one on your chimney if you do not 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 component of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs fixing. Usually repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outdoors. A considerable amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your residence feel cooler in the winter. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars annually in added heating costs.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair service and also full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fire place repair work service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair work and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can often require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and afterwards the old joints are loaded with new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can additionally 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 nice enhancement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any kind of variety of fire place repair and improvements.