Lundale, WV West Virginia 25631
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and ready to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Just give us a call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
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Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance is very important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, as well as fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fire place repair service pros can help!
Our chimney pros handle all types of repairs and upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, cracks in between the bricks, and weakening mortar happen after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's possible to take care of the loose mortar and cracks. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair estimate and recommend the very best choices for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages as well as protect against fires. The 3 major sorts of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair services. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum too. Metal liners are are really versatile, readily available in rigid or flexible models, and most any home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are some of the most common type of chimney liner. A lot of older houses have clay liners. They are fairly low-cost, yet need routine upkeep to see to it that flue tiles don't fracture, 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 have a tendency to be difficult to. install and also pricey. In time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the very best options for your residence.
The chimney crown is really vital. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This safeguards your flue and also chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or becomes damaged in any way, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can create extreme damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, standard repair services can be made to stop issues from happening.
If fracturing in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be filled with patch and a water-proof sealant can be applied on top. This will safely keep water from getting in.
In situations where there is a lot more extensive damage to the crown, it may be needed to reconstruct 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 entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in numerous ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and protects against hot sparks as well as 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 brand-new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Lots of people confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the inside of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the portion of the chimney that closes off air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it needs repair work. Normally repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's far better to mount a top sealing damper. They are more economical, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outside. A substantial amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your home feel cooler in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars each year in additional home heating expenses.
There are times when a fast fixing isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair and complete chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fireplace repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair service, gas log repair 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 fire place can occasionally require repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned up, and after that the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Broken or loosened bricks can additionally be fixed.
Prefabricated fireplaces have 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 latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can help with any range of fireplace repair and renovations.