
Altoona, PA Pennsylvania 16601
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to help! We offer 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 satisfaction is our top priority. We happily offer fast response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros deal with all kinds of repair work and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar take place 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 professionals will be able to provide you a flue repair service price quote and recommend the best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damages and also protect against fires. The three major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades and repair work. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are really versatile, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are rather cost-effective, but need routine upkeep to make certain that flue tiles do not fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These sorts of liners tend to be challenging to. install and costly. In time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is really crucial. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This secures your flue and also chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or ends up being damaged in any way, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When found early, basic repairs can be made to stop issues from occurring.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will securely block water from entering.
In circumstances where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it might be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and protects against 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 from galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or install a brand-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 part of the chimney that closes off air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it requires fixing. Normally fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, as well as every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outside. A considerable amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel cooler in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars per year in added home heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair service isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair work and also total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fireplace repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place 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 sometimes require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces include refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a great enhancement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any kind of selection of fire place repair service and enhancements.