Chimney Repair
Regular chimney and fireplace maintenance is important to help keep your family safe from smoke, carbon monoxide, and fires. Whether you are needing a repair, or you would just like to upgrade your fireplace and chimney, our chimney repair and fireplace repair service pros can assist!
Chimney Repair
The chimney crown is very important. It serves as a protective concrete umbrella or rooftop for your entire chimney. This protects your flue and chimney from rain and other elements.
When the chimney crown develops cracks or becomes damaged in any way, it allows rain water seep through the chimney and expand and contract. This can cause severe damage to the entire chimney if not repaired. When discovered early, basic repairs can be made to prevent issues from occurring.
Chimney Crown Sealing
If cracking in the chimney crown is minor, the cracks can be filled with patch and a waterproof sealer can be applied on top. This will safely block water from entering.
Chimney Crown Repair and Rebuilding
In situations where there is 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 only the crown. This will protect the chimney for many more years. It’s important to have a professional chimney repair inspect the crown, flue, and entire chimney to ensure all areas are safe.
Chimney Cap
A chimney cap protects 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 roof. You should never run your fireplace or wood burning stove without a chimney cap.
Chimney caps are made of galvanized or stainless steel, aluminum, or copper. Our chimney service technicians can replace your chimney cap or install a new one on your chimney if you don’t have one yet.
Chimney MASONARY Repair
Water causes more damage to the chimneys on our homes then fire. The masonry work and other materials that your home is made of are protected by the roof and eave. Your chimney is not. Your chimney stands stoically above the roofline of your house, weathering constant exposure to the environment.
Does my masonry chimney require repairs?
A brick chimney is constructed of a multitude of masonry and non-masonry materials, including mortar and brick, terra cotta tile, steel and in some cases cast iron. These materials suffer deterioration with prolonged contact with the environment. Masonry materials quickly deteriorate when there is continued exposure to the freeze/thaw process during which moisture penetrates the masonry materials, freezes and expands, which causes stress. Water inside the chimney (which you won’t ever have to worry about because your chimney has been properly capped by an Hex Chimney Service chimney professional) also weakens and in some instances even destroys the metal parts of your chimney.
If your home or chimney is penetrated by water, both interior and exterior damage can be caused including:
- Broken brickwork and/or spalled brickwork (flaking, cracking, peeling, crumbling or chipping of bricks)
- Metal or masonry firebox assemblies may become damaged by water exposure
- Damper assemblies may become rusted
- Central heating systems may deteriorate due to water or excessive moisture exposure
- The mortar between the bricks that are in essence the façade of your chimney can crack and weaken the joints between bricks
- Flue liner systems can crack
Hex Chimney Service employs master masons in order to be confident in the service that we provide. All of our masonry work, like everything we do, is guaranteed.
