Gastonia, NC North Carolina 28054
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to assist! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all sorts of repairs as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to deal with the loose mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair service quote and recommend the best options for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard 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 recently favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair work. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are really versatile, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any kind of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are rather economical, yet call for routine upkeep to see to it that flue tiles do not crack, 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 kinds of liners tend to be difficult to. install as well as pricey. Over time, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best options for your residence.
The chimney crown is very vital. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This protects your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or becomes damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, standard repair work can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will securely block water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it might be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect 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 safeguards your home in several ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and prevents hot sparks as well as 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 from galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or install 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 interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that closes off air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair work. Typically fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outdoors. A significant amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel colder in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in added heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work and full chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fire place repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair service 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 portion of of the fire place can sometimes require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Broken or loose bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places 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 great enhancement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any kind of range of fireplace repair and renovations.