
Hummelstown, PA Pennsylvania 17036
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to assist! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our top priority. We proudly provide great response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros manage all sorts of repair services as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete 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 fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and degrading mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to deal with the loose mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will have the ability to provide you a flue repair quote and advise the very best options for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages and protect against fires. The 3 main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are really versatile, available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older residences have clay liners. They are rather cost-effective, however require regular upkeep to ensure 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 often tend to be challenging to. install and also expensive. Gradually, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best options for your home.
The chimney crown is really important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, basic repair services can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will securely keep water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is a lot more extensive damage to the crown, it may be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as protects against hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You must never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from 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 don't have one yet.
Many people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair. Generally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outdoors. A significant amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your residence really feel colder in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars annually in additional heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair service isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair service and complete chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fireplace repair work service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can in some cases require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are loaded with new cement. Broken or loose bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fireplaces include refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a wonderful improvement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any variety of fire place repair and renovations.