
Glen White, WV West Virginia 25849
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to assist! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. We happily provide rapid response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Normal chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your household 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 fireplace repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all sorts of repair work and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to full 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 fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and weakening mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to deal with the loosened mortar and fractures. One of our experts will have the ability to provide you a flue repair estimate and recommend the best options for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and prevent fires. The 3 primary types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum as well. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, offered in rigid or flexible versions, and most any type of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are fairly affordable, but need regular upkeep to make sure that flue tiles don't 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 kinds of liners often tend to be hard to. install and also pricey. With time, they can begin to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help determine the very best options for your house.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This secures your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes cracks or ends up being damaged in any way, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damage to the entire chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repair work can be made to stop issues from occurring.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In situations where there is more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will protect the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in several ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as protects against hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roof. You must never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or mount a new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Many individuals confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it requires fixing. Usually repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outdoors. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your home feel chillier in the winter. This can easily amount to hundreds of dollars per year in additional heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair work isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair work and also full chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fire place repair work service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can in some cases need repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and then the old joints are filled with new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can additionally be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places contain refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fire place doors and gas logs are a wonderful improvement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any variety of fire place repair service and improvements.