Hixton, WI Wisconsin 54635
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We offer 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 happiness is our top priority. We proudly provide rapid response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros deal with all types of repair work as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and also 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 damage, it's possible to repair the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair service quote and advise the very best options for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages and also protect against fires. The three primary kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred sort of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair services. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any type of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are rather inexpensive, but require routine maintenance to see to it that flue tiles don't 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 have a tendency to be hard to. install and also costly. In time, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the very best options for your residence.
The chimney crown is really crucial. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This shields your flue and also chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or becomes damaged whatsoever, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damage to the entire chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, standard repair work can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will securely keep water from entering.
In scenarios where there is more extensive damage to the crown, it might be necessary 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 is very important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure 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 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 of galvanized or stainless steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists can replace your chimney cap or set up a brand-new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Many individuals 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 flow to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair. Generally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's far better to set up a top sealing damper. They are more economical, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outdoors. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your residence really feel colder in the wintertime. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars annually in extra home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair and complete chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fire place repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can in some cases require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are loaded with new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places have refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a wonderful improvement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any selection of fireplace repair and renovations.