
Bronxville, NY New York 10708
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We provide a wide 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 #1 priority. We happily provide fast response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring 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 assist!
Our chimney pros handle all kinds of fixings as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to repair the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will be able to give you a flue repair service quote and recommend the very best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The three major types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repairs. They are generally produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, offered in rigid or flexible versions, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. The majority of older residences have clay liners. They are fairly economical, but require routine maintenance to see to it 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 often tend to be challenging to. install as well as expensive. With time, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best options for your house.
The chimney crown is very important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This safeguards your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or comes to be damaged in any way, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create serious damage to the entire chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, basic repairs can be made to avoid issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In circumstances 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 only the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in many ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also protects against hot sparks as well as 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 made from galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists can replace your chimney cap or mount a 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 portion of the chimney that shuts off air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair work. Usually fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to install a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outdoors. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your residence really feel colder in the wintertime. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars each year in additional heating expenses.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work and also full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fire place repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can often require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Broken or loose bricks can likewise be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places contain refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a great improvement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any kind of variety of fire place repair work and enhancements.