I urge you to pay careful attention to your chimney. I would like to call your attention to the fact that your chimney is a pourous masonry structure often running through the center of your living space that is supposed to prevent toxic gasses, smoke, moisture, and extreme heat from entering your home. It is very important that you pay very serious attention to your chimney.
I specialize in top to bottom service of your chimney throughout Maine with an emphasis on safety and structural integrity. I provide full service inspection and maintenance throughout Maine to ensure your chimney is as strong and sound as is technically possible. To do this we provide 6 fundamental services.
6 fundamental services
Your chimney flashing is the material that covers the hold in your roof where the chimney inters your home. Using improved sealing materials and methods we drastically improve and seal your chimney flashing to prevent rainwater from running down your roof and then down your chimney stack into your home.
Without a chimney cap you have a big open hole in your home. Rain and snow can fall down it and animals can crawl into it. We place a strong attractive cover over the chimney to prevent weather elements, debris, and animals from going down your chimney and into your home.
Chimney sweeping is the most fundamental chimney service and should be done annually without exception. Creosote and sulfuric acid deposits accumulate in your chimney’s lining, decreasing its functionality, and increasing the chances of a chimney fire. Sweeping also prepares the chimney for full inspection.
We visually and carefully inspect your chimney for safety and structural integrity both inside and outside. If we identify any issues or concerns we will photograph them and bring them to your attention.
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Water infiltration and exposure to moisture damages the structural integrity of your chimney but even more importantly leaves your chimney more susceptible to carbon monoxide infiltration. We apply a safe chemical sealant that absorbs into your chimney’s masonry and provides a 10 year barrier against rain and snow penetrating, freezing, expanding, and cracking the bricks and masonry part of your chimney.
Masonry chimney lining is inferior and outdated technology. Masonry is subject to moisture infiltration that result in in cracks that may potentially allow toxic flu gasses to leak into your home. There is now a far better method of lining chimneys using seamless stainless steel. We line your chimney with a stainless steel liner to prevent smoke, moisture, and toxic gasses (carbon monoxide) from entering the inside of your home through cracks in old outdated masonry tile. This lining method makes your chimney significantly safer and noticeably more efficient.