Family-owned chimney crown repair in Falcon Trace
Book within 72 hours after your free inspection and 10% comes off. Our Falcon Trace crew inspects the crown for free and puts every option in writing.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
What goes into a crown repair quote in Falcon Trace
- Cap fasteners and anchors set in the crown
- Sealant at a metal liner top plate
- Cure time before the next fire
- Separate lines for cap, flashing or masonry work
Our approach to chimney crown repair in Falcon Trace
Why thin crown edges break first
When a crown tapers to a thin edge at the outside of the chimney, that edge has almost no strength. It cracks, lifts and lets water under the rest of the crown. The Brick Industry Association advises against feathered cap edges for exactly this reason.
A crown our crew builds keeps its thickness all the way out to the drip edge. If your crown has feathered edges that are already cracking, patching them usually buys little time. We explain the difference in the estimate and let you choose the route.
Thin edges also hint at how the crown was built. A top finished by troweling mortar out to nothing usually lacks reinforcement and a bond break as well. When we see feathered edges, we check those details too, since they tend to fail together.
Cap anchors set in a cracked crown
Many flue caps are fastened to the flue tile or anchored into the crown. When the crown cracks, those anchors loosen, the cap rocks in the wind and the fastener holes become another path for water.
If your cap is loose, our technicians check whether the problem is the cap or the crown holding it. Sometimes the cap only needs refastening once the crown is repaired. If the cap itself has rusted out, a chimney cap replacement goes on its own line of the estimate.
When a cap is refastened to a repaired crown, the anchors are chosen for the crown material and set so water drains away from them. Our crew seals around each one, and a cap sitting firmly on a sound crown keeps rain and animals out of the flue.
Crown condition under a top-sealing damper
A top-sealing damper mounts at the top of the flue and closes with a cable run down to the fireplace. Its frame depends on a sound flue tile and a sound crown around it.
If your chimney has one, or you are thinking about adding one, we check the crown with that in mind. A cracked crown under a top damper leaks like any other, so the crown gets fixed first.
Top-sealing dampers close against a gasket on their frame. If the crown or tile under that frame is uneven, the gasket cannot seal. When we repair the crown, we make sure the surface under the damper frame is sound and true.
Details that help when you call about the crown
A few details help our technician plan the visit. Tell us what you have noticed, when it started, whether water shows up inside and whether anyone has worked on the chimney top before.
If you have an old estimate or inspection report, keep it handy. We read it at the free inspection so we can explain what has changed since, and whether the earlier advice still holds.
It also helps to know how the fireplace gets used. A fireplace lit every week in the cooler months puts more heat through the flue than one lit a few times a year, and that affects how the crown and flue joint behave.
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Your chimney crown questions, answered
Do I need to be home during the crown repair?
Someone needs to be home for the inspection so we can look at the fireplace from inside. For the repair itself we mostly work from the roof, so many homeowners leave the gate open and a phone number. We call you when the work is done and walk you through it.
What if more damage turns up once the old crown comes off?
Sometimes the top rows of brick under a failed crown are loose. If we find that, we stop, show you and explain the extra work and its price before going further. Nothing is added to the job without your approval.
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