Chapmanville, WV West Virginia 25508
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to assist! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our top priority. We proudly provide great response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros handle all types of fixings as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and degrading mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's feasible to deal with the loose mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will be able to give you a flue repair service quote as well as suggest the very best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The 3 main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and repair work. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, offered in rigid 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 houses have clay liners. They are relatively cost-effective, however need regular maintenance to ensure that flue tiles don't fracture, 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 tend to be difficult to. install and also expensive. In time, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective options for your home.
The chimney crown is very important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This secures your flue and also chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger extreme damages to the entire chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, standard repairs can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely keep water from getting in.
In situations where there is a lot more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap protects your home in many ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also protects against hot sparks as well as 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 made of galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or mount a new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Many individuals confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the component of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it requires fixing. Normally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's better to mount a top sealing damper. They are more economical, and every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outdoors. A substantial amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your house feel chillier in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in additional home heating expenses.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair service as well as full chimney rebuilding.
We can help with complete fireplace repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can sometimes require repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can also be fixed.
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 good enhancement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are appealing and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any range of fireplace repair and improvements.