
Amigo, WV West Virginia 25811
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to assist! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our main priority. We happily offer great response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fireplace maintenance is important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros deal with all kinds of fixings as well as upkeep 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, cracks in between the bricks, and degrading mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to fix the loose mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will have the ability to give you a flue repair quote and recommend the best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damage as well as protect against fires. The 3 major types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored type of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair work. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in stiff or flexible versions, and most any residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older residences have clay liners. They are rather inexpensive, but call for regular maintenance to ensure that flue tiles do not fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These kinds of liners often tend to be tough to. install and also costly. Gradually, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the best options for your house.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This protects your flue as well as chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or comes to be damaged at all, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create severe damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, standard repair work can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In situations where there is much more substantial damage to the crown, it may 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 essential to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in several ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and protects against hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roofing. You should never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up a 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 portion of the chimney that shuts off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair. Generally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outside. A substantial amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house really feel cooler in the winter. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars each year in added home heating costs.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair and full chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can often require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a good improvement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any variety of fire place repair work and enhancements.