Roanoke Rapids, NC North Carolina 27870
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!
Customer satisfaction is our top priority. We proudly provide rapid response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is important to help keep your family 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 handle all types of repair work and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to fix the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair price quote and recommend the best options for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The 3 main sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and repairs. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in rigid or flexible versions, and most any type of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older houses have clay liners. They are fairly low-cost, but call for regular maintenance to make certain 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 sorts of liners have a tendency to be challenging to. install as well as costly. In time, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is very important. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This shields your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or comes to be damaged in any way, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damage to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, basic repair work can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, 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 feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will secure the chimney for a lot more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in lots of 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, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or install a 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 component of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires fixing. Usually 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, and every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A significant amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your house really feel cooler in the winter. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars annually in additional heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can sometimes need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are loaded with new cement. Broken or loosened 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 wonderful enhancement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any kind of range of fire place repair work and enhancements.