Charlotte, NC North Carolina 28269
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 call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all types of repairs and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and degrading mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to repair the loose mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will have the ability to give you a flue repair estimate and suggest the best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages and also protect against fires. The three major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored type of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair work. They are usually produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are really versatile, offered in rigid or flexible models, and most any 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 fairly cost-effective, yet call for routine maintenance to see to it that flue tiles do not fracture, 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 have a tendency to be challenging to. install as well as costly. In time, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best options for your home.
The chimney crown is very important. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This safeguards your flue and chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or becomes damaged whatsoever, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When found early, basic repairs can be made to avoid issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be applied on top. This will securely block water from entering.
In circumstances where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it may be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in numerous ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and protects against hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roofing. 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 don't have one yet.
Many 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 blocks air flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair work. Normally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outdoors. A considerable amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your residence feel colder in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars each year in additional home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service and also full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fireplace repair work service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can often need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and afterwards the old joints are loaded with new cement. Cracked or loosened 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.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a nice improvement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of range of fireplace repair and renovations.