
Ellwood City, PA Pennsylvania 16117
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our main priority. We happily offer rapid 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 family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all types of fixings as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full 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, fractures between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to repair the loose mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will be able to provide you a flue repair work quote and suggest the very best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damage and also protect against fires. The three main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades and repair services. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are fairly affordable, however require routine upkeep to see to it that flue tiles don't crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These types of liners tend to be hard to. install as well as costly. Over time, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is very important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This protects your flue and also chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or comes to be damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repair services can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely keep water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is much more substantial 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 just the crown. This will secure the chimney for a lot more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in numerous ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and protects against hot sparks as well as 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 of galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up 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 travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair. Normally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's 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 and unwanted weather outdoors. A considerable amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house really feel colder in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars per year in extra home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair work and also full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can sometimes need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are filled with new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places contain refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a nice enhancement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of range of fireplace repair service and improvements.