Protect your chimney with a quality chimney cap. Chimney caps prevent rain and animals from getting into your fireplace. They help keep embers from escaping your chimney and landing on your roof. Pair your chimney cap with the proper damper and keep heat and energy in and everything else out.

Chase covers prevent things like precipitation, leaves, dirt, and other various debris from entering your chimney and falling into your fireplace and home. If your chase is damaged or has taken significant wear and tear, then it needs to be replaced.

Water damage/corrosion on chase covers leads to further risks to your home. The purpose of the chase cover is to keep water away from the pre-fabricated fireplace system and home. A damaged fire box/liner can create problems like heat transfer to the surrounding combustible materials.

A properly sized chimney liner for appliances (boiler, furnace, water heater) is the best line of defense against future problems. A liner ensures good draft by preventing flue gases from expanding and cooling. Gases exit the chimney faster and have less time to leak into a home or condense on chimney walls. By properly insulating your chimney, the amount of water vapor condensation can and be reduced, and prevent further damage to masonry bricks/mortar from freeze and thaw cycles or corrosion. Condensation will lead to further damage to walls and ceilings near chimney area.

The firebox is the box that surrounds the flames, and sits at the base of your chimney. The smoke from your fireplace needs somewhere to go, or smoke will billow into your home. The smoke chamber comes makes sure there is a passageway for smoke to exit your chimney. After a while, your firebox and smoke chamber will get wear and tear, and it may be time for a repair. Most chimney fires start in the smoke chamber area. The corbeling in most homes prior to 2006 can create creosote accumulations (fuel pockets) that can ignite and cause a chimney house fire.

If your chimney has begun to show its age, it may be time to repair it. If your chimney has pieces missing, it could be losing structural integrity. If your chimney is in need of repair or rebuild please contact us, we will visit your home, assess the situation, and suggest the proper repairs or maintenance.