
Apple Grove, WV West Virginia 25502
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our #1 priority. We happily provide rapid response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair service, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all kinds of fixings and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete 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 between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to take care of the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair work quote and suggest the best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damage as well as protect against fires. The 3 primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair work. They are typically produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum as well. Metal liners are are really versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any kind of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older houses have clay liners. They are fairly inexpensive, but require routine maintenance to make sure that flue tiles do not crack, 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 kinds of liners often tend to be hard to. install and pricey. With time, they can start to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This safeguards your flue and also chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or becomes damaged in any way, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damage to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repairs can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from entering.
In circumstances where there is much more substantial 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 just the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also protects against hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roof. You ought to never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or install a new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair work. Typically fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, as well as every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outside. A significant amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your house feel colder in the winter season. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in additional home heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair work isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service as well as full chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fireplace repair service including firebox repair service, 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 fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can occasionally need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are filled with new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a nice improvement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any kind of selection of fireplace repair service and enhancements.