
Columbus, NE Nebraska 68601
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to help! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We happily offer fast response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is necessary to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all sorts of fixings as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to take care of the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our experts will have the ability to give you a flue repair work quote as well as advise the very best options for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage 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 sort of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repairs. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum as well. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any kind of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older residences have clay liners. They are rather inexpensive, but require routine maintenance to make sure that flue tiles do not 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 often tend to be challenging to. install and expensive. With time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective choices for your home.
The chimney crown is really vital. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This secures your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or ends up being damaged in any way, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, standard repairs can be made to prevent issues from happening.
If cracking in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In situations where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, 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 should never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from 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.
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 blocks air circulation to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair service. Typically fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outdoors. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your home really feel cooler in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars per year in added home heating costs.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair work and complete chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can occasionally need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Fractured or loose 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 good enhancement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any kind of range of fire place repair work and enhancements.