
Lexington, SC South Carolina 29072
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We provide a wide 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 #1 priority. We happily provide rapid response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all sorts of repair work as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to take care of the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will be able to provide you a flue repair service estimate as well as advise the very best alternatives for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages and protect against fires. The 3 primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repairs. They are typically produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are really versatile, available in rigid or flexible models, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older houses have clay liners. They are fairly low-cost, but need regular upkeep to see to it 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 tend to be hard to. install and also pricey. Gradually, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is very important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This protects your flue as well as chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, basic repair services can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealant can be applied on top. This will securely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much more substantial 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 very important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in several ways. It keeps rain, 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 roof. 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 technicians 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 portion of the chimney that shuts off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair work. Typically fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outside. A considerable amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your residence really feel colder in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars per year in added heating costs.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fireplace repair work service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can occasionally need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can likewise be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces have refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a good enhancement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any selection of fireplace repair work and improvements.