West Mifflin, PA Pennsylvania 15122
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to help! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
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Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all kinds of repair services as well as maintenance 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, cracks between the bricks, and degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's feasible to repair the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair quote and suggest the best options for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage and protect against fires. The 3 primary kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred kind of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. They are generally produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, available in rigid or flexible models, and most any kind of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older residences have clay liners. They are relatively affordable, but require regular upkeep to make sure 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 sorts of liners tend to be tough to. install and also costly. With time, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the most effective choices for your house.
The chimney crown is very important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This secures your flue as well as chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or becomes damaged in any way, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When found early, standard repair work can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it might be needed to reconstruct 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's important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards 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 roof. You should never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or set up 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 inside of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that closes off air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it needs fixing. Typically fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's better to install a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel chillier in the wintertime. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in added home heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair service isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair service as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with complete fireplace repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can in some cases require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are loaded with new cement. Broken or loosened 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 good improvement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of range of fireplace repair work and renovations.