
Colchester, VT Vermont 05446
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and ready 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!
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Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is necessary to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros take care of all types of repairs and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to repair the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair work price quote as well as recommend the best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages and also prevent fires. The three major sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades and repairs. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any kind of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older houses have clay liners. They are rather low-cost, yet need routine maintenance to make certain that flue tiles don't 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 often tend to be hard to. install as well as costly. In time, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the most effective choices for your house.
The chimney crown is really important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This protects your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or ends up being damaged whatsoever, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When found early, basic repair services can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely block water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it might be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will protect the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in many ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and prevents hot sparks and 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, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up 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 journeys through. The damper is the component of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair. Usually fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outdoors. A significant amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your house feel chillier in the wintertime. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars per year in additional home heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair service isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service and also total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair work service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair, 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 fireplace can occasionally need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can additionally be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places include refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a great enhancement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of variety of fireplace repair work and enhancements.