Wausau, WI Wisconsin 54401
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready 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!
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Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all types of repair services and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to take care of the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our experts will be able to provide you a flue repair estimate as well as advise the very best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damage as well as protect against fires. The 3 major kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older homes have clay liners. They are fairly affordable, but require regular maintenance to ensure 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 sorts of liners have a tendency to be hard to. install and expensive. In time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the very best options for your house.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This protects your flue and chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or becomes damaged whatsoever, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, basic repair work can be made to stop issues from happening.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is minor, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in numerous ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also protects against hot sparks and 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 constructed from galvanized or stainless-steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up a brand-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 interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that closes off air flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair work. Normally repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A considerable amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your house really feel chillier in the winter season. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in additional heating expenses.
There are times when a fast repair work isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair and total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fire place repair work service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair work and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can sometimes require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can likewise be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places have 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 nice improvement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any variety of fire place repair and improvements.