Darby, PA Pennsylvania 19023
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to assist! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Normal chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all sorts of repair services as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's possible to take care of the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair estimate and suggest the very best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages and protect against fires. The three major types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum as well. Metal liners are are really versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older homes have clay liners. They are relatively affordable, but call for regular maintenance 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 kinds of liners tend to be hard to. install and also costly. With time, they can start to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This safeguards your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or comes to be damaged in any way, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, standard repair work can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If cracking in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealant can be used on top. This will securely keep water from getting in.
In situations where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it may be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will secure the chimney for many 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 shields your home in several ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and prevents hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roofing. You should never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or install a new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Many individuals confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs fixing. Typically fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also 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 residence feel colder in the wintertime. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in added heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair service isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair and also complete chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace 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 in some cases require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes 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 likewise be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces include refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a good enhancement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any variety of fire place repair work and improvements.