Chimney stucco repair and refinishing in Lake Dot
Upfront pricing on stucco chimney repair in Lake Dot, a workmanship warranty on our work and 10% off when you book within 72 hours after the inspection.
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The written stucco scope for your Lake Dot chimney
Part of the free stucco inspection in Lake Dot, with no charge and no obligation.
- Finish texture and how the match will be made
- Weep screed and clearance at the chimney base
- Cleanup and removal of old stucco and trim
- The 72-hour 10% discount, written on the estimate
How our crew repairs chimney stucco in Lake Dot
A closer look at the stucco work our team does on chimneys in Lake Dot.
Why the number of stucco coats matters
Section R703.7.2 of the Florida residential code calls for at least three coats of cement plaster over lath and at least two coats where plaster goes directly onto masonry or concrete. A repair should rebuild the same build-up it replaces.
A thin skim of patch over a lathed wall leaves the repair weaker than the stucco around it, and it tends to crack along the outline. Your written estimate states how many coats each repair area gets and what each coat does. Where the existing stucco is thicker or thinner than usual, the repair follows what is actually on the wall.
Tapping the stucco to find loose areas
National Park Service guidance on stucco repair notes that unsound areas which have lost their key give a hollow sound when tapped gently. We sound every face of the chimney this way during the inspection, not only the patch around a visible crack.
Loose areas are marked and measured so the estimate covers the full separated section. Pricing only the crack you can see is how a repair ends up cracking again right beside the new patch. A plastic or wooden mallet does the job without marking the finish, and the whole chimney can be sounded in one visit.
Rusted corner bead and trim
Metal corner bead and casing bead give stucco edges their shape. Steel trim that rusts swells and cracks the stucco along the corner. Rust at a corner often shows first as a thin orange line along the edge before any stucco falls away.
We replace rusted trim in the repair area with corrosion-resistant parts, in keeping with the code's corrosion-resistance rule for lath and its attachments, and rebuild the edge straight and true. New corner bead is set plumb so the rebuilt corner lines up with the sound corners above and below.
Gutters and downspouts aimed at the chimney
Leaking gutters, downspouts and splash-back are among the sources of stucco damage in the Park Service guidance. A gutter that overflows at the chimney keeps one face soaked in every storm.
We note any gutter or downspout issue that is wetting the chimney. It is usually a small fix, and doing it before or with the stucco repair protects the new finish. Where the fix belongs to a gutter company, we tell you exactly what to ask them for.
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Stucco chimney questions from Lake Dot
Short answers from our stucco team in Lake Dot. Call for anything not covered here.
What is chimney parging?
Parging is a thin mortar coat troweled over block or brick. It is lighter than a multi-coat stucco finish, so the repair follows whichever finish your chimney already has. We identify it during the free inspection.
Is stucco chimney repair covered by a warranty?
The work we perform is covered by our workmanship warranty, with the terms written into your estimate. Our 100% satisfaction guarantee also applies, so if something is not right, we come back and fix it.
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