
Ballston Spa, NY New York 12020
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to assist! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our top priority. We proudly provide fast response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros take care of all sorts of fixings as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to fix the loose mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will have the ability to provide you a flue repair quote as well as advise the best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damage as well as protect against fires. The 3 primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair services. They are typically produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in stiff or flexible models, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older houses have clay liners. They are rather low-cost, however call for regular maintenance 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 kinds of liners have a tendency to be challenging to. install as well as costly. With time, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is very important. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and also chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or ends up being damaged whatsoever, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repair work can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely block water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it might be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in lots of 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 roof. You should never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals 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 flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair work. Generally fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outside. A considerable amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel chillier in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars per year in added heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work and also complete chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace 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 fire place can sometimes require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are filled with new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can additionally be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places contain 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 fireplace. The newest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any range of fireplace repair and renovations.