
Elkhorn, WI Wisconsin 53121
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to help! We provide 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 satisfaction is our main priority. We happily offer fast response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair, 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 handle all kinds of repair work as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to fix the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair price quote and suggest the very best options for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages as well as protect against fires. The 3 major types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored 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 kind of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are fairly economical, however need routine maintenance to see to it that flue tiles don't fracture, 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 sorts of liners tend to be hard to. install as well as costly. Over time, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is very important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This shields your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or comes to be damaged at all, 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 discovered early, standard repair services can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealant can be used on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In situations 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 feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in many ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You must never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists can replace your chimney cap or install 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 interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it needs fixing. Typically repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's better to install a top sealing damper. They are more economical, as well as every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outside. A significant amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your house feel chillier in the winter season. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars per year in added heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fireplace repair work service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace 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 fire place can in some cases require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Broken or loose bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces include refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a good enhancement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of range of fire place repair service and renovations.