Lumberton, NC North Carolina 28358
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready 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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Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all kinds of repairs as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and degrading mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to repair the loose mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will have the ability to provide you a flue repair work quote and suggest the best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages as well as prevent fires. The three major types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are fairly affordable, however need routine maintenance to make certain that flue tiles do not 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 types of liners 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 determine the best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is really vital. It acts 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 comes to be damaged in any way, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create serious damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, basic repair services can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from getting in.
In situations where there is much 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 safeguard the chimney for many more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace as well as prevents hot sparks and 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, 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.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair service. Usually fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's better to mount a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outdoors. A considerable amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel chillier in the wintertime. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars annually in additional heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair work isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair work and total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can occasionally require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are filled with new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places contain refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a great improvement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are attractive and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any selection of fireplace repair work and enhancements.