
Lewisburg, WV West Virginia 24901
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to help! We provide 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 satisfaction is our top priority. We happily provide fast response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is essential to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and 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 take care of all types of repair work as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the interior shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks between the bricks, and deteriorating mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to repair the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair estimate and recommend the very best options for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages as well as protect against fires. The 3 primary kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred kind of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair work. They are typically 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 kind of house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older residences have clay liners. They are fairly cost-effective, yet call for regular maintenance to make certain that flue tiles do not fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light material comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These types of liners tend to be tough to. install as well as costly. With time, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best choices for your house.
The chimney crown is very vital. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your whole chimney. This secures your flue and chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or ends up being damaged at all, it enables rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, basic repair work can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If cracking in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be loaded with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely block water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for a lot more years. It's important to have a professional chimney repair inspect 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 fire place and also prevents hot sparks and embers from flying out and into your roofing. You must never run your fire place 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 professionals can replace your chimney cap or mount 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 inside of the chimney that smoke journeys through. The damper is the component of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair service. Generally fixing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are cheaper, as well as every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also unwanted weather outside. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the exterior, making your house really feel cooler in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars annually in added heating costs.
There are times when a quick repair work isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair service and total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fire place door repair, gas log repair service and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This portion of of the fireplace can in some cases need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are filled with new cement. Broken or loose bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces include 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 good enhancement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any selection of fire place repair work and improvements.