
Dunbar, WV West Virginia 25064
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to assist! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our #1 priority. We proudly provide fast response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, 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 manage all sorts of repair work as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to take care of the loose mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will have the ability to provide you a flue repair estimate and advise the best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The 3 major sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and repairs. They are generally produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible versions, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are fairly inexpensive, but require regular maintenance to see to it that flue tiles don't crack, 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 sorts of liners tend to be tough to. install and also pricey. Over time, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective options for your house.
The chimney crown is really crucial. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This shields your flue as well as chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or comes to be damaged at all, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, basic repair services can be made to avoid issues from happening.
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 prevent water from entering.
In scenarios where there is a lot 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 only the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and prevents 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, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up a new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the part of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair. Typically repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outdoors. A substantial amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your residence feel colder in the winter. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars annually in added home heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair work as well as full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fire place repair service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can in some cases need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and afterwards the old joints are loaded with new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can additionally be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces include refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a nice enhancement for your fireplace. The latest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of selection of fire place repair work and renovations.