
Portales, NM New Mexico 88130
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our #1 priority. We proudly provide fast response times and the best 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 also fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, 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 take care of all kinds of repair services and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's possible to take care of the loose mortar and fractures. One of our experts will have the ability to give you a flue repair work price quote as well as recommend the very best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The three major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades and repair services. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in stiff or flexible versions, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older residences have clay liners. They are rather low-cost, but need regular maintenance to make sure that flue tiles do not crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These sorts of liners often tend to be hard to. install as well as pricey. In time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective options for your residence.
The chimney crown is really vital. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and also chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or becomes damaged in any way, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, standard repair work can be made to stop issues from happening.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will securely keep water from entering.
In scenarios where there is a lot more substantial damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct 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's important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in several ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also protects against hot sparks and also 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 made of galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up 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 interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair work. Normally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outside. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house really feel colder in the winter. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars annually in additional home heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair work as well as complete chimney rebuilding.
We can assist 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 area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can sometimes require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Fractured 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 nice improvement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are appealing and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any kind of range of fireplace repair and improvements.