
Fort Gay, WV West Virginia 25514
When you require your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We provide a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our top priority. We happily provide great response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all types of repairs and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to deal with the loose mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will have the ability to give you a flue repair price quote as well as suggest the very best alternatives for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages and also prevent fires. The three 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 also repair work. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older houses have clay liners. They are rather low-cost, but require routine upkeep to ensure that flue tiles do not 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 kinds of liners have a tendency to be hard to. install and pricey. Over time, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best options for your home.
The chimney crown is extremely crucial. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and also chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or ends up being damaged in any way, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger serious damage to the entire chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, standard repairs can be made to prevent issues from happening.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will safely block water from entering.
In circumstances where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it might be necessary 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 a lot more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in several 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 roofing. You should never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless-steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists can replace your chimney cap or set up a brand-new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Many 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 closes off air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair. Typically repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's far better to mount a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, as well as every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A significant amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your house really feel chillier in the wintertime. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars each year in extra home heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair work and also complete chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with complete fire place repair work service including firebox repair service, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair service, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can in some cases require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Cracked or loosened bricks can likewise be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces include 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 great enhancement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any kind of range of fireplace repair and improvements.