Mount Holly, NC North Carolina 28120
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to assist! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is necessary to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all kinds of repair services as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full 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 degrading mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to fix the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our experts will have the ability to give you a flue repair work quote and recommend the very best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damages as well as protect against fires. The 3 main kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. They are generally produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible models, and most any type of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older homes have clay liners. They are fairly cost-effective, however require regular upkeep to make sure that flue tiles don't 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 have a tendency to be challenging to. install and also costly. With time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the best options for your home.
The chimney crown is really crucial. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This secures your flue as well as chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or ends up being damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, standard repairs can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If cracking in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from getting in.
In situations where there is 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 safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in numerous ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and protects against hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roof. You ought to never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of 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 people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the component of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair work. Usually fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's far better to set up a top sealing damper. They are more economical, and also every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outside. A significant amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your home really feel colder in the winter season. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars per 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 entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work as well as complete chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fire place repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can often require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are filled with new cement. Broken or loose bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places 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 good enhancement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any kind of variety of fireplace repair and enhancements.