
West Columbia, WV West Virginia 25287
When you need your chimney repaired, we are available and prepared to help! 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 satisfaction is our top priority. We happily offer rapid response times and the best quality services for all our chimney repair customers.
Routine chimney and fire place maintenance is essential to help keep your household safe from smoke, carbon monoxide gas, and fires. Whether you are requiring a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fire place and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Our chimney pros manage all sorts of repair services as well as maintenance from chimney crowns and caps, to complete chimney rebuilding.
The chimney flue is the inner shaft that vents smoke as well as gases which are created by burning a fire in the fire place. Damage to the flue, fractures between the bricks, and degrading mortar occur after years of use. In cases of light to modest damages, it's feasible to fix the loose mortar and cracks. One of our specialists will have the ability to provide you a flue repair price quote as well as suggest the very best choices for your home.
Adding a chimney liner or relining your chimney can help protect your flue from damages as well as prevent fires. The three primary kinds of liners are metal, clay, and cast-in-place liners.
Metal liners are a recently favored type of chimney liner for upgrades and also repair work. They are usually produced from stainless steel, although they can occasionally be made from light weight aluminum as well. Metal liners are are very versatile, available in rigid or flexible versions, and most any house can accommodate them.
Clay tile liners are one of the most common type of chimney liner. Many older homes have clay liners. They are relatively low-cost, yet require regular maintenance to make sure that flue tiles do not crack, 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 often tend to be hard to. install as well as pricey. Gradually, they can begin to develop fractures and need relining.
Our pros can help figure out the best choices for your residence.
The chimney crown is very crucial. It works as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This protects your flue as well as chimney from rain and various other elements.
When the chimney crown develops fractures or ends up being damaged at all, it permits rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can trigger severe damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When found early, basic repair work can be made to prevent issues from happening.
If fracturing 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 keep water from getting in.
In circumstances where there is much more extensive damage to the crown, it may be necessary to rebuild it. If the chimney is still in good condition, then it's possible to rebuild just the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It is very important to have a professional chimney repair check the crown, flue, and whole chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
A chimney cap shields your home in several ways. It keeps rainfall, snow, and, dirt and animals out of your fire place as well as protects against hot sparks and also embers from flying out and into your roof. You must never run your fire place or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made from galvanized or stainless steel, light weight aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or set up a new one on your chimney if you do not have one yet.
Many 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 shuts off air circulation to the outside. When a damper becomes old, it requires repair. Typically repairing or changing the existing old metal damper can be expensive.
It's better to install a top sealing damper. They are less expensive, as well as every effective. A top sealing damper will keep cold drafts as well as undesirable weather outdoors. A significant amount of airflow can leak in through the chimney from the outside, making your house really feel chillier in the wintertime. This can quickly amount to hundreds of dollars each year in additional heating expenses.
There are times when a quick repair service isn't a great solution and a damaged chimney needs to be completely rebuilt. Our expert chimney professionals can do chimney masonry repair service and complete chimney rebuilding.
We can aid with complete fire place repair service including firebox fixing, refractory panel replacement, fireplace door repair work, gas log repair work and replacement, fireplace screens and clean out doors, and much more.
The firebox is the place inside the fire place where the fire burns. This portion of of the fire place can sometimes require repair services. Firebox tuckpointing is a process that removes old mortar joints. The surface between the joints is cleaned, and afterwards the old joints are loaded with new cement. Cracked or loose bricks can also be fixed.
Prefabricated fire places include refractory panels. These panels are fixed 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 aid with any kind of selection of fire place repair and improvements.