Lexington, VA Virginia 24450
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We happily provide 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, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, 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 take care of all sorts of repair work as well as 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 produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to deal with the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our experts will have the ability to provide you a flue repair work estimate and advise the very best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damages and protect against fires. The three primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair services. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in stiff or flexible models, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older residences have clay liners. They are rather affordable, but need routine upkeep to ensure that flue tiles don't fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These kinds of liners often tend to be difficult to. install and also costly. In time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best options for your residence.
The chimney crown is very important. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This protects your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or ends up being damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damage to the entire chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, basic repair work can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be used on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In scenarios where there is more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed 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 a lot more years. It is necessary 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 numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and prevents hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roof. You should never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists can replace your chimney cap or set up a brand-new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Many individuals confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the component of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair work. Generally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outside. A significant amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your house feel cooler in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars annually in additional home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair and also complete chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair work and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can often need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Broken or loose bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a nice enhancement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are attractive and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any variety of fire place repair work and enhancements.