
Lester, WV West Virginia 25865
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and ready to assist! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a ring and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our main priority. We happily offer rapid 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 update 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 work as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's feasible to repair the loose mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will be able to provide you a flue repair service price quote and recommend the best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help secure your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The 3 main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair work. They are normally produced from stainless steel, although they can sometimes be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in rigid or flexible models, and most any type of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older houses have clay liners. They are relatively low-cost, however require regular maintenance to ensure that flue tiles do not 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 sorts of liners tend to be difficult to. install and also costly. With time, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the most effective choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is extremely crucial. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This secures your flue and chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or ends up being damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create serious damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repairs can be made to avoid issues from occurring.
If splitting in the chimney crown is small, the splits can be loaded with patch and a water-proof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely prevent water from getting in.
In situations 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 possible to rebuild only the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It is necessary to have a professional chimney repair examine the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in lots of ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace as well as prevents hot sparks and also 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, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service professionals can replace your chimney cap or install a new one on your chimney if you don't 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 outside. When a damper becomes old, it requires fixing. Generally repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's much better to install a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and undesirable weather outdoors. A significant amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your home really feel chillier in the wintertime. This can quickly add up to hundreds of dollars per year in extra heating expenses.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair and also total chimney rebuilding.
We can assist with complete fireplace repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair work, gas log repair and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the area inside the fire place 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, and after that the old joints are filled with new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can likewise be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places contain refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and mounting them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a nice enhancement for your fireplace. The newest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any type of range of fire place repair and renovations.