Pittsburgh, PA Pennsylvania 15237
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and ready 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!
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Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros take care of all kinds of fixings and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior 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 possible to take care of the loose mortar and cracks. One of our experts will be able to provide you a flue repair service price quote and advise the best alternatives for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage as well as prevent 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 and also repair services. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are really versatile, offered 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. The majority of older homes have clay liners. They are relatively economical, yet require routine maintenance to make certain 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 often tend to be hard to. install and also pricey. Gradually, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the best options for your home.
The chimney crown is very important. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or becomes damaged whatsoever, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger serious damages to the whole chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, basic repairs can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If cracking in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it might 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 many more years. It is essential 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 lots of ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and protects against hot sparks and also 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 do not 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 part of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair work. Typically repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your residence feel chillier in the wintertime. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars annually in extra heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair work isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair work as well as complete chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair 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 fire place can occasionally require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Broken or loose bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain 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 nice improvement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are appealing and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of range of fireplace repair and enhancements.