
Emporia, VA Virginia 23847
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our top priority. We proudly offer fast response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, 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 types of fixings as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and weakening mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to take care of the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our experts will be able to provide you a flue repair service quote and advise the best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages and also prevent fires. The 3 main sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. 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, available in rigid or flexible models, and most any residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older homes have clay liners. They are rather affordable, but require routine upkeep to see to it that flue tiles do not fracture, 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 difficult to. install and also costly. Gradually, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is really vital. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This shields your flue and chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, basic repairs can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If cracking in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will securely block water from entering.
In situations where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it may be necessary to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire 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 as well as embers from flying out and into your roofing. 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 specialists can replace your chimney cap or mount a brand-new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Many 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 shuts off air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair. Usually fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are more economical, as well as every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outdoors. A significant amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your home feel cooler in the winter season. 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 great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair service and full chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair work service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can in some cases need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates 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 likewise be taken care of.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a good enhancement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of variety of fireplace repair service and improvements.