Elkhorn, NE Nebraska 68022
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We offer a full 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 happily offer great response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros take care of all sorts of repairs and 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, cracks between the bricks, and weakening mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to take care of the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair service estimate as well as recommend the best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damage as well as 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 as well as repair work. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible models, and most any kind of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older residences have clay liners. They are fairly economical, yet need regular upkeep to make sure 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 sorts of liners tend to be challenging to. install and also expensive. Gradually, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the very best options for your home.
The chimney crown is very important. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This secures your flue as well as chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or becomes damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, basic repair work can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealant can be used on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In scenarios where there is more extensive damage to the crown, it may be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in many ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roofing. You should never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or mount a brand-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 shuts off air flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair service. Typically fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outside. A significant amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel cooler in the winter season. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars annually in extra heating costs.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair work and full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can sometimes need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are loaded with new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a great enhancement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any variety of fireplace repair service and improvements.