
Gallipolis Ferry, WV West Virginia 25515
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our top priority. We proudly offer great response times and high quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is very important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and also fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros manage all types of repair work as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to full chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to deal with the loose mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair work estimate as well as recommend the very best choices for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage as well as prevent fires. The three main sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair services. They are normally produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, readily available in stiff or flexible models, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older houses have clay liners. They are fairly inexpensive, yet need regular maintenance to make sure that flue tiles do not crack, 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 sorts of liners tend to be difficult to. install as well as costly. Over time, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the best options for your residence.
The chimney crown is very vital. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This protects your flue as well as chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or comes to be damaged in any way, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damage to the whole chimney if not repaired. When found early, standard repair services can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If splitting in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealant can be used on top. This will safely keep water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it may be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild just the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roof. You should never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless-steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or install a 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 travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that blocks air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it needs fixing. Normally fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's far better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outside. A considerable amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the outside, making your residence feel cooler in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars annually in added heating costs.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair as well as full chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair work service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can in some cases need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that gets rid of old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are loaded with new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can additionally be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places 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 attractive and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any variety of fireplace repair work and improvements.