Family-owned chimney tuckpointing in Audubon Park
Honest tuckpointing advice in Audubon Park. If your joints need only a light touch, our local experts say so.
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- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
What we agree before raking joints in Audubon Park
Part of the free inspection in Audubon Park, with no charge and no obligation.
- Joints to repoint, mapped face by face
- Joint profile matched to the existing work
- Roof, gutter and yard protection
- The 72-hour 10% discount, written on the estimate
What goes into chimney tuckpointing in Audubon Park
Practical points from our tuckpointing crew serving Audubon Park.
Checking mortar color wet and dry
Mortar changes color as it dries, usually getting lighter. Technical Note 46 recommends comparing newly mixed samples with existing mortar that has been wetted, and then comparing fully dried samples with the existing mortar when it is dry.
Our crew follows that two-step check before repointing your Audubon Park chimney. It avoids the common disappointment of new joints that looked right in the bucket and dried to a different shade on the wall. The approved mix is then kept the same from batch to batch, so the color does not drift across the chimney.
Finishing joints against worn brick edges
When old bricks have rounded, worn edges, filling the joint flush makes it look wider than it is and leaves a thin edge of mortar that breaks off easily. Preservation Brief 2 recommends recessing the final mortar slightly from the face in that case.
On older-looking brick on your Audubon Park chimney, our masons finish joints just behind the worn edges. The joints look the right width and the mortar holds its edge, which is better for appearance and for keeping water out. It is a detail most people never notice, which is the point.
Jointers sized to your joints
A concave joint made with the wrong size jointer looks different from its neighbors, either too deep or too shallow. The last layer of mortar should be tooled to match the original profile, as Technical Note 46 describes.
Our masons check the width and shape of the existing joints on your Audubon Park chimney and choose tools to match. Small differences in tooling are what make repointing look patched, and consistent tooling is what makes it disappear into the wall. Our masons carry jointers in several widths for exactly this reason.
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Tuckpointing questions from Audubon Park
Straight answers from our Audubon Park specialists, with no pressure to book.
What if some bricks are loose or damaged?
Loose units are reset and cracked or spalled ones are replaced as separate items, before the joints around them are repointed. Repointing alone cannot hold a loose brick in place.
Can I use the fireplace while you work?
Please keep it off while the crew is working at the chimney. Exterior repointing rarely keeps a fireplace out of use for long, and we tell you when it can be used again.
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