
Kittanning, PA Pennsylvania 16201
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We provide 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 top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all sorts of repairs as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to take care of the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will be able to give you a flue repair work quote and suggest the best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damages and also prevent fires. The 3 main kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and repair services. They are typically produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any kind of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are relatively cost-effective, yet need regular maintenance to make certain that flue tiles do not crack, 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 expensive. With time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the most effective options for your residence.
The chimney crown is really vital. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This secures your flue as well as chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or comes to be damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, basic repairs can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If cracking in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from getting in.
In situations where there is a lot more extensive damage to the crown, it may be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in many ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also protects against hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roofing. You ought to never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of galvanized or stainless-steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or mount 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 interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the component of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair service. Typically repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's far better to install a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outside. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your residence feel cooler in the winter season. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars per year in added home heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair and total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fire place repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair work and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can often require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces have refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a great improvement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of variety of fireplace repair service and improvements.