Clay, WV West Virginia 25043
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. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our main priority. We happily provide rapid response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros take care of all types of repairs and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and weakening mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to fix the loose mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will be able to provide you a flue repair service estimate and recommend the best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damage and prevent fires. The 3 main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades and repairs. They are typically produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older residences have clay liners. They are relatively affordable, however need routine maintenance to ensure that flue tiles do not fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material similar to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These types of liners often tend to be difficult to. install and also pricey. With time, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This shields your flue as well as chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or becomes damaged in any way, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger extreme damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When found early, standard repair work can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If cracking in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will securely block water from entering.
In scenarios 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 possible to rebuild only the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roofing. You should 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 set up 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 inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that closes off air flow to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair work. Normally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's far better to set up a top sealing damper. They are more economical, and every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as unwanted weather outdoors. A significant amount of airflow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your home really feel colder in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars each year in extra home heating costs.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work and complete chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fire place repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can occasionally need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places have refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a nice enhancement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of range of fireplace repair and enhancements.