
Port Arthur, TX Texas 77642
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to assist! We provide a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our top priority. We happily offer rapid response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros deal with all kinds of repair work and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to take care of the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair service price quote as well as suggest the very best alternatives for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage as well as protect against fires. The 3 primary sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older homes have clay liners. They are fairly affordable, but call for regular maintenance to make sure that flue tiles do not crack, 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 sorts of liners tend to be difficult to. install as well as costly. Gradually, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This secures your flue and also chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or becomes damaged in any way, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, standard repair work can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will securely block water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it might be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will protect the chimney for a lot more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in many ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also protects against hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roof. You must never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of galvanized or stainless-steel, light weight 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.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair service. Usually repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's far better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your home feel chillier in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars annually in extra home heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair and complete chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can in some cases need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and afterwards the old joints are filled with new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can additionally be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces 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 nice enhancement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any kind of selection of fireplace repair service and enhancements.