
Chapel Hill, NC North Carolina 27516
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We provide a wide 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 top priority. We proudly provide fast response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair, 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 handle all sorts of fixings and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and weakening mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to fix the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will be able to provide you a flue repair price quote as well as advise the very best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage and also protect against fires. The three main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades and repair work. They are generally produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in stiff 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. Most older residences have clay liners. They are rather affordable, however require regular upkeep to make sure that flue tiles don't fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These sorts of liners often tend to be tough to. install as well as pricey. Over time, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective options for your residence.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This secures your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or becomes damaged in any way, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create extreme damage to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, basic repair work can be made to stop issues from occurring.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealant can be used on top. This will securely keep water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is much more substantial 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 secure the chimney for many more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in many ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also protects against 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 professionals can replace your chimney cap or mount a brand-new one on your chimney if you do not 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 shuts off air flow to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs fixing. Generally repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, as well as every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outside. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel chillier in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars each year in added home heating costs.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair and also total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair work service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair work 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 often require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces have refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a great enhancement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of selection of fireplace repair work and renovations.