Lincolnton, NC North Carolina 28092
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We provide a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply 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 high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, 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 kinds of fixings and upkeep 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 fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to deal with the loose mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will have the ability to provide you a flue repair work estimate as well as advise the best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage as well as protect against fires. The 3 primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any type of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older houses have clay liners. They are fairly economical, but need routine upkeep to see to it that flue tiles don't 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 types of liners tend to be tough to. install and also costly. With time, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best options for your home.
The chimney crown is extremely crucial. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This protects your flue as well as chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create extreme damage to the entire chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, basic repairs can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If cracking in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely block water from entering.
In circumstances where there is a lot more substantial damage to the crown, it might be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in lots of ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and prevents hot sparks and also 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 from galvanized or stainless-steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or set up a brand-new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Many people 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 blocks air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair work. Normally repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to install a top sealing damper. They are less costly, as well as every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your home feel chillier in the wintertime. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars each year in added home heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair work isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair and total chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fireplace repair work service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace 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 fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can sometimes need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces have refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a great improvement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any selection of fireplace repair service and renovations.