Chimney crack repair in Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone homeowners save 10% on work booked within 72 hours after the free inspection. Masonry repair starts with a free inspection and a written estimate.
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Line by line, your masonry proposal in Lorna Doone
Each point below is looked at on the brick of your Lorna Doone chimney before any joint is touched.
- Joint condition and depth of deterioration
- Cracked or broken brick in the repair area
- Removal of old caulk, patches and loose mortar
- Roof and landscaping protection
Masonry repair explained for Lorna Doone homeowners
Plain talk about brick and mortar in Lorna Doone, from the people who lay it.
A chimney that has moved out of line
A chimney that leans, bulges or pulls away from the wall has moved out of plane, and brick industry guidance treats that as a structural condition. It is not a job for joint repair alone.
We note the direction and size of any gap, check the base and the roofline, and tell you plainly when a professional engineer should evaluate the chimney first. Until it has been assessed, keep people away from the side it leans toward.
What the repair looks like in the first weeks
New mortar and new brick rarely look identical to weathered masonry on the day the work is finished. Joint color changes as mortar cures and dries, and brick faces settle into their surroundings over time.
We tell you before the work what the repaired area should look like after it has cured, not only on day one. If the difference after curing is larger than we said it would be, that is a conversation we want to have. A note of how the chimney looked before the work helps you compare fairly once the new mortar has cured.
When we recommend a structural engineer
Structural issues generally warrant, in the words of Technical Note 46, an investigation by a professional engineer to determine the cause and the right repair. Some of those issues can look like ordinary maintenance at first glance.
When a chimney shows signs of movement, we tell you before quoting a masonry repair. Paying for an evaluation first can save paying for a repair that does not address the cause. Once the cause is known, we can carry out the masonry work the evaluation calls for. We can share our notes with the engineer, so the evaluation starts from what we already found.
Keeping a record of the repair
Brick industry guidance recommends keeping inspection and repair records and referring to them at later inspections, to see when repairs were last done and when more may be needed.
We leave you a record of the repair area, the mortar type and the brick used. It helps the next person who looks at the chimney understand what was done, whether that is a future sweep, a buyer's inspector or us at the next yearly visit. The record also protects you at a sale, since it shows the buyer's inspector what was repaired, when and with what.
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Brick and mortar answers for Lorna Doone homeowners
Question not listed? Our Lorna Doone masonry team is glad to answer it by phone.
How long does a chimney masonry repair take?
It depends on the size of the repair, the access and the weather. Small repairs can be finished quickly, while larger sections take longer because fresh mortar needs time to cure between stages. Your estimate gives the expected schedule.
What happens if you find more damage once work starts?
We stop and show you. Removing loose material sometimes reveals a wider unsound area, and any change to the repair boundary is explained and agreed before the work goes further.
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