Winston Salem, NC North Carolina 27107
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We offer 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 important to help keep your family members 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 help!
Our chimney pros take care of all sorts of fixings as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior 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 deteriorating mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to fix the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our experts will have the ability to provide you a flue repair service price quote as well as recommend the best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The three primary kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades and repair services. They are usually produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any type of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older residences have clay liners. They are fairly low-cost, yet call for routine upkeep to ensure that flue tiles do not fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These kinds of liners tend to be difficult to. install and also costly. Gradually, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best options for your residence.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This safeguards your flue and also chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, standard repairs can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it might be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in many ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as prevents hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roof. You should never run your fire place 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 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 inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the component of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it needs fixing. Usually repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's far better to install a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outside. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel chillier in the winter season. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars each year in additional home heating costs.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work and full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fireplace repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can in some cases need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are loaded with new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can likewise be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places have refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a nice enhancement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any kind of selection of fire place repair and improvements.