
Upper Darby, PA Pennsylvania 19082
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to assist! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our main priority. We happily provide fast response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is necessary to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros deal with all types of repair services as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and weakening 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 experts will be able to provide you a flue repair estimate as well as recommend the best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage as well as prevent fires. The 3 main kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repairs. They are usually produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in rigid or flexible versions, and most any residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. The majority of older homes have clay liners. They are rather low-cost, however require routine maintenance to see to it that flue tiles do not 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 sorts of liners tend to be tough to. install as well as pricey. Over time, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is very important. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This shields your flue and chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or ends up being damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When found early, basic repair work can be made to avoid issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will securely block water from getting in.
In situations where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct 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 is necessary to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure 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 fire place and prevents hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roofing. You should never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from 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 journeys through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that closes off air flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires fixing. Normally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your residence feel chillier in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars each year in added home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work as well as complete chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fireplace repair work service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair work and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can in some cases need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Broken or loose bricks can additionally be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces have refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a good enhancement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any kind of selection of fire place repair and improvements.