
Glen Head, NY New York 11545
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our #1 priority. We happily provide great response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all kinds of repair services 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 created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's feasible to take care of the loose mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will have the ability to provide you a flue repair service price quote and advise the best options for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damages and also protect against fires. The 3 primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and repair work. They are generally produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are really versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible models, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older homes have clay liners. They are rather cost-effective, however need routine upkeep to ensure that flue tiles do not crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These types of liners often tend to be tough to. install as well as costly. With time, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is very important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This secures your flue and also chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or becomes damaged in any way, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger extreme damage to the whole chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, standard repair work can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If fracturing 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 securely keep water from entering.
In situations where there is more substantial 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 just the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair examine 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 also prevents hot sparks and also 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 constructed from galvanized or stainless steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or mount a brand-new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Many 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 closes off air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair. Normally repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to install a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel colder in the wintertime. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars each year in additional heating expenses.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair work and total chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can in some cases need 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 loaded with brand-new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places include refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a good improvement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of range of fire place repair service and improvements.