Mount Zion, WV West Virginia 26151
When you need your chimney repaired, we are here and prepared to assist! We offer a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a call and we can help with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our #1 priority. We proudly offer rapid response times and top quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fire place maintenance is necessary to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are needing 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 help!
Our chimney pros handle all kinds of repairs as well as upkeep from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the internal shaft that vents smoke and also gases which are created by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's possible to repair the loose mortar and fractures. One of our professionals will be able to give you a flue repair work estimate as well as suggest the best alternatives for your residence.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damages and prevent fires. The 3 major 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 generally produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in stiff or flexible versions, and most any residence can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. A lot of older homes have clay liners. They are rather low-cost, but need routine maintenance 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 types of liners tend to be difficult to. install and also expensive. In time, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help establish the best choices for your home.
The chimney crown is really vital. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This shields your flue and also chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or becomes damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damages to the whole chimney if not repaired. When found early, standard repairs can be made to avoid issues from happening.
If breaking in the chimney crown is small, the cracks can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealant can be applied on top. This will securely block water from getting in.
In situations where there is more extensive damage to the crown, it might be necessary to rebuild 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 inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap safeguards your home in several ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place and also prevents hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roofing. You ought to never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are constructed from galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service specialists can replace your chimney cap or mount a 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 journeys through. The damper is the component of the chimney that blocks air circulation to the outside. When a damper comes to be old, it requires repair service. Usually repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's better to set up a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and also undesirable weather outdoors. A significant amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house really feel colder in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars each year in extra heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a good solution and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney specialists can do chimney masonry repair work and also total chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fire place repair service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair service and replacement, fire place screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can sometimes need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that eliminates old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and afterwards the old joints are filled with new cement. Fractured or loosened bricks can also be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces contain 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 good improvement for your fire place. The newest gas logs are appealing and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can aid with any kind of variety of fireplace repair and renovations.