provides complete inspections of your chimney and fireplace,
as well as cleaning and repair services.
A chimney’s purpose is to convey harmful gasses, heat, and
smoke from the furnace, fireplace, or appliance.It is connected into the outside
atmosphere.Quite commonly birds, raccoons,
squirrels, and other small animals become lodged into these vents or chimney
flue liners, inhibiting the release of heat, gas, and smoke.
Cracked, damaged flue tiles and chimney venting issues lead
to the need of proper chimney inspections by a qualified chimney expert.Your chimney expert is more than just a
common bricklayer.They must have
knowledge above and beyond basic bricklaying techniques.Likewise, the common dryer vent cleaner and
chimney sweep may not have thorough knowledge of masonry construction, chimney
bracing, and chimney drafts.
Having a proper chimney inspection procedure helps ensure
that no weak structure, improperly vented chimney, or chimney condition is
ignored when your chimney is being inspected.
Mark Maupin of Oakland County's Michigan Masonry Network a
Michigan chimney cleaning company released information on chimney cleaning and
chimney repair to the public on chimney repair website.
(EMAILWIRE.COM,
February 03, 2011 ) Detroit Mi.--Mark Maupin chimney
cleaning andchimney repair expert announced the release of
video tutorials and chimney repair and chimney cleaning. When asked why he
would share the many tricks of the trade he learned while working with Michigan
Masonry Network Mark shared that he felt “An informed customer is a
happy customer”
The masonry repair and repair information is free of charge and explains in
great detail how a chimney is cleaned. Chimney cleaning is the removal of
dangerous creosote build-up on the inside of the chimney. These deposits are
highly flammable and are the cause of a great many chimney fires. Mark suggested that if you want to
know whether or not your chimney needs to be cleaned “you should hire a local
chimney sweep and have a proper 16 point chimney inspection performed.”
The website provides a clear step by step instructional on the Michigan chimney cleaning process. It also shares highly
informative video clips on how to repair brick, how to tuck point, type of
masonry construction and materials involved in chimney cleaning and chimney
repair. Mark said “ We hope to have the most extensive masonry repair and
chimney cleaning website in the state of Michigan we are really excited about
being able to share our knowledge and inform our customers about the proper
industry standards.
Michigan Masonry Network (248) 895-7752 http://www.michiganchimneyrepair.com
Is a local Oakland County chimney cleaning and chimney repair contractor with
the last several year specialized in masonry restoration and brick repair. They
are experts at matching brick and mortar color. They are not a handyman service.
They are masonry repair and chimney cleaning specialist. Michigan Masonry
Network is a group of masonry craftsman devoted to masonry beautifying Oakland County
and surrounding Michigan communities.
Mark and the masonry staff at Michigan Masonry Network are happy to provide a
free consultation on brickwork or chimney related problems. For information
about masonry construction, brick repair or chimney cleaning please call (248)
895-7752 or visit http://michiganchimneyrepair.com/chimneycleaning.aspx
Contact Information: Michigan
Masonry Network Mark Tel:
248 895 7752 Email us
Chimney Repair In Troy Michigan can still be done in cooler temperatures. Mark Maupin of Michigan Masonry Network explains how to properly perform masonry restoration and repair in Michigan weather.
1. Use a mortar accelerator or calcium chloride to help the mortar set faster
2. Use warm water to mix your mortar and concrete this will also aid the mortar in setting up
3. Use warm dry material
4. Tarp in and lay the brick in a heated enclosure
5. Use a fast setting concrete
6. Cover Masonry repairs or concrete with straw, tarps, and blanket to prevent freezing
The quality conscious masonry repair and restoration contractors at Michigan Masonry Network take all the proper precautions necessary to ensure quality winter work is performed. Any experienced masonry contractor or chimney repair expert should without hesitation be able to tell you what precautions they are going to implement to counteract cooler temperatures. Use of proper precautions does not negate common sense. Do not rush out to get a driveway poured in a freezing Michigan winter. What it does mean, is if you have a masonry contractor with experience working a Michigan winter you can still receive quality work at a reasonable price.
This is how we go about a typical Michigan winter chimney repair. We will set up the scaffold and begin our demolition. Once the damaged brick on the chimney have been removed we will tarp in a heated enclosure where possible. A heated enclosure is really the most ideal method to lay brick in. In an ideal heated enclosure a mason may even be working in a t-shirt. When we are unable to tarp in a heated enclosure we will heat our brick, or heat the area we plan to tuck point. Accelerators and fast setting concretes are used to help achieve mortar and concrete strength. After laying the brick we will joint and tool the masonry joints then the heat wall again before brushing it.
When pouring concrete in the winter time similar methods are employed. Heating the concrete with a torch to help it set can be quite handy. Once your concrete is set you can tarp it and cover it with straw and/or blankets to help prevent any moisture in the concrete from freezing.
I hope this was helpful for anyone looking to get masonry work done in the winter, please feel free to call with any questions 1-248-895-7752
Michigan Chimney Repair, Masonry Construction, Fireplace Construction, and Masonry Contractor. Michigan Masonry Network is happy to serve the following communities: Auburn Hills, Beverly Hills, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield township, Brighton, Canton, Clarkston, Clawson, Commerce, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Ferndale, Drayton Plains, Eastpointe, Farmington, Farmington Hills, Grosse pointe, Highland, Highland Park, Howell, Hunington Woods, Keego Harbor, Lake Orion, Lathrup Village, Lincoln Park, Livonia, Madison Heights, Milford, Troy Chimney Repair, New Hudson, Northville, Novi, Oak Park, Orchard Lake, Orion, Orchard Lake, Ortonville, Pontiac, Redford, Rochester, Troy, Romulus, Roseville, Royal Oak, South Lyon, Southfield, Sterling Heights, Sylvan Lake, Troy, Utica, Walled Lake, Waterford, West Bloomfield, White Lake Oakland County, Wayne County, Macomb County, Livingston County
