Ridgefield Park, NJ New Jersey 07660
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. Simply give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our top priority. We happily offer fast response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros deal with all kinds of repair services and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's possible to deal with the loose mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair service quote and recommend the very best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage as well as prevent fires. The three main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair work. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum as well. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in rigid 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 maintenance to ensure that flue tiles don't 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 challenging to. install and pricey. Over time, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the most effective choices for your home.
The chimney crown is very important. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This secures your flue and also chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or comes to be damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When found early, standard repair work can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will safely block water from getting in.
In situations where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it may be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will secure 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 secures your home in several ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You must never run your fire place 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 mount a new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Many individuals confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it requires fixing. Usually fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's better to install a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outdoors. A significant amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your home feel colder in the winter. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars per year in extra heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair service and total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fireplace repair work service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can sometimes require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fireplaces include refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a great improvement 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 type of selection of fireplace repair service and renovations.