
Kegley, WV West Virginia 24731
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We offer 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 offer rapid response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, as well as 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 assist!
Our chimney pros handle all types of fixings as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to take care of the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will have the ability to give you a flue repair work price quote as well as advise the very best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damage and protect against fires. The 3 primary 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 repairs. They are usually produced from stainless-steel, although they can occasionally be made from aluminum as well. Metal liners are are very versatile, available in stiff or flexible models, and most any type of residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are rather affordable, but require routine upkeep to see to it 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 types of liners tend to be difficult to. install as well as costly. In time, they can begin to develop cracks and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the very best options for your house.
The chimney crown is extremely important. It acts as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This shields your flue as well as chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown establishes fractures or comes to be damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger serious damages to the entire chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, basic repair services can be made to prevent issues from happening.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be used on top. This will securely prevent water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is a lot more substantial damage to the crown, it may be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will secure the chimney for many more years. It is essential to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in several ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and prevents hot sparks and also 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 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 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 component of the chimney that closes off air flow to the exterior. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair service. Typically repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to set up a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, and every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outdoors. A significant amount of air flow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house really feel chillier in the winter. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars each year in added home heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair service isn't a good option and a damaged chimney needs to be totally rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair as well as total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with full fire place repair work service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, 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 part of the fire place can in some cases require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fire places contain refractory panels. These panels are fixed by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a great improvement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are attractive and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of variety of fire place repair service and enhancements.