
Wheelersburg, OH Ohio 45694
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to assist! We provide 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 satisfaction is our top priority. We proudly offer rapid response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros deal with all sorts of repair services and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to take care of the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair work estimate as well as advise the best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage as well as protect against fires. The three primary sorts 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 typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in rigid or flexible models, and most any kind of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are fairly low-cost, but require routine upkeep to make sure that flue tiles don't fracture, 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 often tend to be hard to. install and costly. In time, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective choices for your house.
The chimney crown is really vital. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This secures your flue as well as chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or ends up being damaged whatsoever, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When found early, standard repair services can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If cracking in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely block water from entering.
In scenarios 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 possible to rebuild just the crown. This will secure 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 several ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You should 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 do not have one yet.
Many individuals confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires fixing. Generally fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's far better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less costly, as well as every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outside. A significant amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your residence really feel colder in the wintertime. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars each year in added heating costs.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair and total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, 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 part of the fireplace can often need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are loaded with new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can additionally be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places contain refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a good enhancement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of range of fireplace repair and enhancements.