Damaged chimney brick replaced in Bryn Mawr
We explain the brick match and the mortar choice at your Bryn Mawr home before a single unit is cut out.
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Brick details we put in writing in Bryn Mawr
The estimate for your Bryn Mawr chimney spells out these items, so you can compare it with any other quote.
- Repair boundary and units left in place
- Access by roof, ladder or staging
- Weep holes on a veneered chimney
- Workmanship warranty on the units we set
Chimney brick replacement explained for Bryn Mawr homeowners
Straight answers about brick work in Bryn Mawr, from the people who do it.
Joint profiles that shed water
Concave, V and grapevine joints best resist water penetration in exterior brickwork, according to BIA Technical Note 7B, because tooling compacts the mortar at the surface.
Where your chimney already has one of those profiles, we match it on the replacement units. If the existing joints have a different profile, we discuss whether to match the look or use a water-resisting profile around the new brick. Either way, the finish is described in the estimate before the work begins.
Brick that keeps failing in the same spot
When the same area spalls again after an earlier repair, the cause is usually still active. It may be water from above, a coating, hard mortar or something outside the chimney keeping that area wet.
We treat repeat failures as a diagnosis job first. Replacing the units again without finding the cause would likely lead to the same result. The estimate explains what we think is driving the damage and what else needs attention for the new brick to last.
Keeping joint widths consistent with the old work
Mortar joints around replacement brick should line up with the existing courses and match their thickness. A wide or uneven joint around a new unit makes the repair stand out even when the brick color is right.
We set each replacement unit to the existing joint lines and adjust for small differences in brick size. Where the existing joints vary, we follow the pattern of the surrounding area rather than an ideal measurement that would not match.
Correcting an earlier repair that does not match
Some chimneys carry a patch of brick from an earlier repair that stands out in color, size or joint style. Sometimes that patch is also failing.
If the earlier repair is sound but looks wrong, replacing it is a cosmetic choice and we price it that way. If it is failing, we include it in the repair scope. Either way, we explain what we see and let you decide how far to go.
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Before your brick repair in Bryn Mawr
Our family-owned team in Bryn Mawr answers the questions that come up on brick jobs.
Do you fix the reason the brick failed?
We identify the likely sources, such as a cracked crown, a missing cap, failed flashing, a coating or a sprinkler, and quote their repairs on separate lines. Replacing brick without addressing the water leaves the new units exposed to the same cause.
What warranty comes with brick replacement?
Our workmanship warranty covers the units we set and the joints we point around them. The estimate records exactly which bricks were replaced, so the coverage is clear.
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