
Big Bend, WV West Virginia 26136
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to help! We offer a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our main priority. We happily offer rapid response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and also fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all kinds of repairs and upkeep 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 fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's feasible to fix the loose mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will be able to provide you a flue repair service quote and recommend the very best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage as well as prevent fires. The three primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored type of chimney liner for upgrades and repair services. They are generally produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. The majority of older houses have clay liners. They are relatively affordable, yet need regular upkeep to ensure 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 sorts of liners often tend to be hard to. install and also costly. Gradually, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the best options for your residence.
The chimney crown is really important. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This secures your flue and also chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or comes to be damaged in any way, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damage to the whole chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, standard repair services can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will securely keep water from entering.
In situations where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it might be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in lots of ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and protects against hot sparks as well as 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 technicians can replace your chimney cap or mount a new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Many individuals confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair. Normally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's far better to mount a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outside. A significant amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your house really feel colder in the winter season. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars annually in additional heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair service isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair as well as full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fire place repair work service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can in some cases require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are loaded with new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places include refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a good improvement for your fire place. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any selection of fireplace repair and renovations.