
Upper Darby, PA Pennsylvania 19082
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to assist! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros take care of all kinds of repair work and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full 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, fractures in between the bricks, and weakening mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to fix the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair work price quote and suggest the best options for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages as well as prevent fires. The 3 primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are generally produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are really versatile, available in stiff or flexible models, and most any type of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older houses have clay liners. They are rather affordable, however require regular upkeep to ensure 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 types of liners have a tendency to be tough to. install as well as pricey. With time, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is extremely vital. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This shields your flue and also chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repair services can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In scenarios where there is a lot more extensive damage to the crown, it might be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and protects against hot sparks as well as 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 from galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or mount a new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the component of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair service. Usually fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's far better to install a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house really feel chillier in the winter. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars annually in additional heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair work isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair as well as complete chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fireplace repair work service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can occasionally need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are filled with new cement. Broken or loose bricks can additionally be fixed.
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 nice improvement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any kind of range of fireplace repair and renovations.