Walkersville, WV West Virginia 26447
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! We provide a full range of chimney services including cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. Simply give us a ring and we can assist with your chimney needs!
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Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is important to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair service, 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 deal with all kinds of repair work as well as maintenance 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, cracks between the bricks, and weakening mortar take place after years of use. In cases of light to modest damage, it's possible to take care of the loosened mortar and cracks. One of our experts will be able to give you a flue repair service quote as well as suggest the best options for your house.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damage and prevent fires. The 3 main types of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a newly preferred type of chimney liner for upgrades and repairs. They are typically produced from stainless-steel, although they can sometimes be made from aluminum as well. Metal liners are are extremely versatile, offered in stiff or flexible models, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common kind of chimney liner. Most older homes have clay liners. They are relatively affordable, but require routine maintenance to see to it 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 sorts of liners have a tendency to be challenging to. install and also costly. In time, they can start to develop fractures and require relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is very vital. It functions as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your whole chimney. This secures your flue and also chimney from rainfall and various other elements.
When the chimney crown gets cracks or becomes damaged whatsoever, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause serious damage to the entire chimney if not fixed. When uncovered early, standard repair work can be made to prevent issues from taking place.
If breaking in the chimney crown is minor, the splits can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely keep water from entering.
In situations where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it might be necessary 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 is necessary to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and whole chimney to make sure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap secures your home in several ways. It keeps rain, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fireplace and also protects against hot sparks as well as embers from flying out and into your roof. You should never run your fireplace 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 specialists can replace your chimney cap or mount a brand-new one on your chimney if you don't have one yet.
Many individuals confuse the chimney damper with the flue. The flue is the interior of the chimney that smoke travels through. The damper is the component of the chimney that closes off air flow to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it needs repair. Usually repairing or replacing the existing old metal damper can be costly.
It's much better to install a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, and also every reliable. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts and unwanted weather outside. A considerable amount of air movement can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house feel chillier in the wintertime. This can easily add up to hundreds of dollars each year in extra heating expenses.
There are times when a quick fixing isn't a great option and a damaged chimney needs to be entirely rebuilt. Our expert chimney experts can do chimney masonry repair as well as full chimney rebuilding.
We can help with full fireplace repair work service including firebox repair work, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and a lot more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This part of the fire place can sometimes need repairs. Firebox tuckpointing is a procedure that removes old mortar joints. The surface in between the joints is cleaned up, and then the old joints are filled with brand-new cement. Fractured or loose bricks can additionally be repaired.
Prefabricated fireplaces 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 great enhancement for your fireplace. The most recent gas logs are eye-catching and realistic looking and also are much cleaner than wood burning. We can assist with any type of selection of fireplace repair work and enhancements.