
Oxford, OH Ohio 45056
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 help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our main priority. We happily offer rapid response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, 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 handle all sorts of repairs and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to fix the loose mortar and cracks. One of our experts will be able to provide you a flue repair 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 3 main kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are typically produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible models, and most any kind of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older homes have clay liners. They are rather economical, however require routine upkeep to make certain 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 sorts of liners tend to be challenging to. install and expensive. With time, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best options for your home.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This safeguards your flue and also chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or becomes damaged whatsoever, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create serious damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, basic repair work can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealant can be applied on top. This will securely keep water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much 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 only the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in several ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and 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 specialists can replace your chimney cap or set up 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 inside of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair service. Normally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house feel colder in the wintertime. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars annually in added home heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair work isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair and full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fire place repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair work and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can occasionally need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places have refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a great improvement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any kind of selection of fire place repair service and enhancements.