
Ashford, WV West Virginia 25009
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to assist! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We proudly provide great response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, or you would just like to update your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros take care of all sorts of fixings as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's possible to fix the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair estimate and advise the very best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help safeguard your flue from damage as well as prevent fires. The three primary sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored type of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair work. They are generally produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible models, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Most older homes have clay liners. They are relatively cost-effective, yet call for routine maintenance to see to it that flue tiles do not fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These kinds of liners often tend to be challenging to. install and expensive. In time, they can start to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is really vital. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This secures your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or ends up being 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 repaired. When discovered early, standard repair work can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from getting in.
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 possible to rebuild just the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in several ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also prevents hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roofing. You must never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or mount 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 portion of the chimney that closes off air flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair work. Generally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outdoors. A significant amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your house really feel chillier in the winter season. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars annually in additional heating costs.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair work and complete chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fireplace repair work service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place 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 often need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are loaded with new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces have 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 great enhancement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any type of range of fire place repair work and improvements.