Stephens City, VA Virginia 22655
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We happily provide fast response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all sorts of repair work as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and 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 moderate damage, it's possible to repair the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will be able to provide you a flue repair work estimate and advise the best options for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage as well as protect against fires. The three main sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored type of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair services. They are generally produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any type of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. The majority of older residences have clay liners. They are relatively inexpensive, yet require routine maintenance 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 difficult to. install and costly. In time, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This secures your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or becomes damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damage to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repair work can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If cracking in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In circumstances where there is much 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 only the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in lots of ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and protects against hot sparks and 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 professionals 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 interior of the chimney that smoke travels 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 work. Typically repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's better to mount a top sealing damper. They are more economical, as well as every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outdoors. A significant amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your house feel colder in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars annually in added heating expenses.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair work as well as complete chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fireplace repair work service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can often require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can likewise be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places 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 nice improvement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any kind of range of fire place repair service and renovations.