
Elyria, OH Ohio 44035
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to help! We provide 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 satisfaction is our #1 priority. We happily offer 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 gas, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros deal with all types of repair work and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner 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 deteriorating mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to take care of the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will have the ability to provide you a flue repair service quote and suggest the very best options for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damage as well as prevent fires. The 3 major types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored type of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any kind of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older residences have clay liners. They are relatively inexpensive, yet need regular maintenance to make certain that flue tiles do not crack, 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 difficult to. install and pricey. In time, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the most effective choices for your house.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or ends up being damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repair work can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In situations where there is a lot 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 just the crown. This will secure the chimney for a lot more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace as well as 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 made of 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 don't have one yet.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the component of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair service. Usually repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, as well as every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outside. A considerable amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel chillier in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars annually in additional home heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair work isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair and also complete chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can sometimes require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places have 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 enhancement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any selection of fireplace repair service and improvements.