
Plymouth Meeting, PA Pennsylvania 19462
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here 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 help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our top priority. We happily offer 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 family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all kinds of fixings as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to take care of the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will have the ability to provide you a flue repair service quote and recommend the very best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The three major types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored type of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. They are usually produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older homes have clay liners. They are rather low-cost, but need regular upkeep to see to it that flue tiles don't crack, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These sorts of liners have a tendency to be hard to. install and also expensive. With time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is really vital. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop 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 at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, basic repairs can be made to stop issues from happening.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely block water from entering.
In scenarios where there is a lot more extensive damage to the crown, it might be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in lots of ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also protects against hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roofing. You ought to never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists can replace your chimney cap or mount a new one on your chimney if you do not 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 shuts off air flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair work. Typically repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your house really feel cooler in the wintertime. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars each year in additional home heating costs.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair service and full chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace 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 need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces 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 improvement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any variety of fireplace repair service and improvements.