Your local chimney mason for repairs in Airport North
Mortar chosen for your existing masonry, not the strongest bag on the shelf. Chimney masonry experts serving Airport North.
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The written masonry scope for your Airport North home
Your masonry scope in Airport North starts here, drawn from sound brick to sound brick.
- Removal of old caulk, patches and loose mortar
- Crown, cap and flashing findings on separate lines
- Roof and landscaping protection
- Breathable water repellent, only if suitable
Brick and mortar facts our masons share in Airport North
Notes from our Airport North masonry crew, tied to brick industry guidance and the code.
Why repointing skill matters
Technical Note 46 makes a point worth repeating. An excellent mason may not be a qualified repointing craftsperson, and the potential for power tools to damage the surrounding brick should be weighed before work starts.
Repointing is slow, careful work at the edges of old brick. On chimneys it is done on a roof, around flashing and close to the flue. We plan the tools for each part of the job and slow down where the brick is soft or the joints are thin.
Softer mortar in older masonry
Mortar laid before the early 1900s, Technical Note 8B notes, was mostly lime, with little or no portland cement, and has lower strength than modern mixes. Repairing that masonry with a strong modern mortar can damage it.
Type O is often used for repointing older brickwork, and ASTM C1713 covers mortars for historic masonry. When a chimney calls for that kind of work, we tell you so, since historic restoration follows its own methods.
Stopping the water before the repair
One rule closes the brick industry's maintenance guidance. If a masonry problem is moisture related, the source of the moisture should be found and corrected before other repairs begin.
On chimneys, the usual suspects are the crown, the cap, the flashing, open joints and anything that sprays or spills onto the brick. We look at each, and any repair outside the masonry scope appears on its own line, so the new brick and mortar are not left fighting the same water.
What the attic shows about the chimney
Where a chimney passes through the attic, its masonry can show cracks, loose mortar or gaps that are hidden outside. The attic is also where clearance to framing and fireblocking can often be seen.
With your permission, we include the accessible attic section in the inspection. It often explains stains inside the house or confirms that a crack seen on the roof continues further down. We need only a clear path to the attic access and a few minutes. Anything we find there is written into the same estimate as the outside work.
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Brick and mortar answers for Airport North homeowners
Answers on cracks, mortar and brick from our Airport North masons. Ask us anything else.
What happens if you find more damage once work starts?
We stop and show you. Removing loose material sometimes reveals a wider unsound area, and any change to the repair boundary is explained and agreed before the work goes further.
Will masonry repair stop the leak by my chimney?
It stops water that enters through the masonry. Leaks can also come through the crown, the flashing or an open flue, so we trace the path first and quote each repair separately.
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