
Charmco, WV West Virginia 25958
When you require your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to help! We offer 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 top priority. We happily offer rapid response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine 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 upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros take care of all kinds of repair work as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damages, it's feasible to repair the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will have the ability to give you a flue repair work quote and advise the very best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damage and also protect against fires. The three main sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repairs. They are generally produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any type of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older residences have clay liners. They are relatively affordable, but need routine maintenance to see to it 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 types of liners often tend to be challenging to. install and also pricey. In time, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the most effective choices for your house.
The chimney crown is very important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This shields your flue and also chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or comes to be damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create serious damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When uncovered early, standard repairs can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the fractures can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will securely keep water from entering.
In situations where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roofing. You ought to 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 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 travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that shuts off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair. Generally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to install a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outside. A substantial amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your residence really feel cooler in the wintertime. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars annually in extra heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair service as well as full chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fire place repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can sometimes need repair services. 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. Cracked or loose bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces include 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 nice 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 assist with any kind of variety of fireplace repair and enhancements.