Beaufort, SC South Carolina 29906
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. Just give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
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Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros manage all types of repair services and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire 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, fractures between the bricks, and weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, 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 work price quote and recommend the very best options for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage and also protect against fires. The 3 major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred kind of chimney liner for upgrades and repairs. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in rigid or flexible models, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older houses have clay liners. They are relatively low-cost, but require routine maintenance to ensure that flue tiles do not fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These types of liners have a tendency to be hard to. install and also pricey. Over time, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the most effective options for your home.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This safeguards your flue and also chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or ends up being damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create extreme damages to the whole chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, basic repair services can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be used on top. This will securely keep water from getting in.
In situations where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it may be necessary to rebuild 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 is necessary to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in several ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You must 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 technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up 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 interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that closes off air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair. Usually fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel colder in the winter season. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars per year in additional home heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair and also complete chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can in some cases need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places include refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a good enhancement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any variety of fire place repair and improvements.