Ridgefield, WA Washington 98642
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We provide a wide 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 top priority. We happily offer rapid response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all types of repairs and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and degrading mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's feasible to deal with the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will have the ability to provide you a flue repair work price quote as well as advise the best options for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damages as well as prevent fires. The 3 major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored type of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are typically produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. The majority of older residences have clay liners. They are fairly cost-effective, but need routine maintenance 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 sorts of liners often tend to be hard to. install and expensive. With time, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is really important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This safeguards your flue and chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or ends up being damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, standard repairs can be made to stop issues from happening.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will securely keep water from entering.
In scenarios where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it might be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as protects against hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roofing. You ought to never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from 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.
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 comes to be old, it needs fixing. Usually fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outside. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your residence feel colder in the winter season. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars each year in additional heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair service isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair and also total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fireplace repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can often need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places have refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a wonderful enhancement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any kind of range of fireplace repair and enhancements.