
Hinton, WV West Virginia 25951
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to assist! We provide a wide range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer satisfaction is our main priority. We happily provide fast response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is necessary to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as fires. Whether you are needing a repair work, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros take care of all sorts of repair services as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and weakening mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to take care of the loose mortar and fractures. One of our specialists will be able to give you a flue repair work quote as well as suggest the very best options for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damage as well as protect against fires. The 3 main sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored kind of chimney liner for upgrades and repair work. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from aluminum too. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, readily available 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. Most older houses have clay liners. They are relatively low-cost, but require routine upkeep to make sure that flue tiles don't 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 kinds of liners tend to be tough to. install and also costly. Over time, they can begin to develop cracks and require relining.
Our pros can help establish the very best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is very vital. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This secures your flue as well as chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets fractures or comes to be damaged in any way, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger serious damage to the whole chimney if not fixed. When discovered early, basic repair work can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealant can be used on top. This will safely prevent water from getting in.
In situations where there is more substantial damage to the crown, it might be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild only the crown. This will secure the chimney for many 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 numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also 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 set up a new one on your chimney if you do not 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 component of the chimney that closes off air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it needs fixing. Typically repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, as well as every efficient. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outdoors. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your residence feel colder in the wintertime. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars annually in additional home heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair service and also full chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fire place repair work service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair work and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can in some cases require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are loaded with new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can additionally be taken care of.
Prefabricated fireplaces 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 improvement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of selection of fireplace repair work and renovations.