Pine Grove, WV West Virginia 26419
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 call and we can assist with your chimney needs!
Customer happiness is our main priority. We proudly provide great response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is important to help keep your family members safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, or you would just like to update your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros manage all sorts of fixings and maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to entire chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke and gases which are produced by burning a fire in the fireplace. Damage to the flue, fractures in between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to moderate damage, it's possible to take care of the loose mortar and fractures. One of our experts will have the ability to provide you a flue repair service quote as well as advise the best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help shield your flue from damage and also prevent fires. The three primary kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored sort of chimney liner for upgrades as well as repair services. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can in some cases be made from light weight aluminum also. Metal liners are are very versatile, offered in stiff or flexible versions, and most any type of home can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Many older residences have clay liners. They are rather cost-effective, however call for routine maintenance to ensure that flue tiles don't fracture, split, or break.
Cast in place liners are a light product comparable to cement that is installed inside the chimney for a seamless flue. These sorts of liners often tend to be difficult to. install and pricey. Over time, they can start to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help determine the most effective choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is very vital. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or roof for your entire chimney. This safeguards your flue and also chimney from rainfall and other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or becomes damaged in any way, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause extreme damages to the whole chimney if not fixed. When found early, standard repair services can be made to stop issues from taking place.
If cracking in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will securely prevent water from getting in.
In scenarios where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it might be needed to reconstruct it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's feasible to rebuild only the crown. This will safeguard the chimney for many more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and entire chimney to make certain all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in many ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and 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 technicians can replace your chimney cap or install 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 travels through. The damper is the part of the chimney that shuts off air flow to the exterior. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair work. Normally fixing or changing the existing old metal damper can be pricey.
It's much better to mount a top sealing damper. They are less costly, and also every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outdoors. A considerable amount of air flow can leak in via the chimney from the exterior, making your house feel chillier in the winter. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars per year in added home heating costs.
There are times when a fast repair isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair work as well as complete chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with full fire place repair work service including firebox repair, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair, gas log repair work and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and more.
The firebox is the area inside the fireplace where the fire burns. This part of the fireplace can often need repair work. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and after that the old joints are loaded with brand-new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can also be taken care of.
Prefabricated fire places have refractory panels. These panels are repaired by cutting and sizing replacement panels, fitting them together and installing them.
Fireplace doors and gas logs are a nice improvement for your fire place. The latest gas logs are attractive and realistic looking as well as are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any range of fire place repair and enhancements.