
Athens, WI Wisconsin 54411
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to help! We offer a full 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 #1 priority. We happily provide great response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all types of repair work and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to take care of the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our experts will be able to give you a flue repair work estimate and suggest the very best options for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damages and prevent fires. The 3 main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and repair work. They are generally produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older houses have clay liners. They are relatively inexpensive, but require 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 tend to be challenging to. install and expensive. Over time, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is really vital. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This shields your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or comes to be damaged in any way, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repair work can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In situations where there is a lot more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will secure the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in several ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as protects against hot sparks as well as 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 made of 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 journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that blocks air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair work. Usually repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's far better to mount a top sealing damper. They are more economical, and every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outside. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your home really feel cooler in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in extra heating expenses.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair and also full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fire place repair work service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can occasionally require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Broken or loose bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces 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 good improvement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of range of fireplace repair work and renovations.