Repointing chimney brick without harming it in Lancaster Park
Chimney tuckpointing pros for Lancaster Park homeowners, with a satisfaction guarantee on the joints we finish.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Tuckpointing details settled in writing in Lancaster Park
Your Lancaster Park proposal names these items, which makes any other quote easy to compare.
- Mortar type chosen for the brick
- Loose or spalled units priced separately
- Plant growth cut back from the joints
- Dust control around windows and doors
Tuckpointing details that matter for Lancaster Park homes
Plain talk about mortar from the crew that does the pointing in Lancaster Park.
A small sample before the whole face
When the look of the chimney matters to you, a small repointed sample settles questions that words cannot. Technical Note 46 recommends mock-ups or sample panels when matching repointing mortar to the appearance of existing mortar.
For your Lancaster Park chimney, our crew can repoint a small, discreet area with the chosen mortar and joint profile. Once it has dried, you see it in daylight next to the old joints and approve it before the rest of the work goes ahead. Adjusting a sample is easy, while changing a whole face afterward is not.
Head joints are finished by chisel
The short vertical joints between bricks are where power tools do the most harm. Preservation Brief 2 says mechanical tools should never be used on vertical joints, because of the danger of slipping into the brick above or below.
Technical Note 46 makes a related point, that a grinder cannot take a head joint to full depth without damaging the adjacent brick, so the rest must be removed by chisel. Our crew in Lancaster Park clears every head joint by hand to the same depth as the bed joints.
Packing mortar into the back corners
The first layer matters most for bond. Preservation Brief 2 describes applying it firmly and packing it well into the back corners of the joint, where voids would otherwise be left behind.
Our masons use pointing tools sized to your joints, pressing each lift into the slot instead of just laying it on. On chimneys in Lancaster Park, that dense, fully packed joint is what keeps water from finding a hollow path behind the face. A pointing trowel or tuck tool the width of the joint makes that pressure possible.
Other work in Lancaster Park
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- Fireplace InstallationPlan the fireplace before opening the wall.
- Smoke Chamber RepairRepair the transition above the fireplace opening.
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Before your chimney repointing in Lancaster Park
Joint and mortar questions from visits in Lancaster Park, answered in plain words.
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.
Do you remove old caulk and patches from the joints?
Yes. Caulk and smeared patches are removed down to sound mortar before repointing, because new mortar will not bond to them. Any extra time this takes is listed in the estimate.
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