Hollow or cracked chimney stucco fixed in Lorna Doone
Cracked or hollow stucco rebuilt on a sound base, with a free inspection first. Our local family-owned team serves Lorna Doone with upfront pricing.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
What goes into your stucco repair quote in Lorna Doone
Your written stucco scope in Lorna Doone starts here and shows 10% off if you book within 72 hours after the inspection.
- Cutback of loose and cracked stucco to sound edges
- Barrier behind the lath on a framed chase, if opened
- Crown or chase cover condition, priced separately
- Failed older patches removed and rebuilt
Stucco points that decide the repair in Lorna Doone
Worth knowing before you approve a stucco repair in Lorna Doone.
The crown and the drip edge above the stucco
Section R1003.9.1 of the Florida residential code has the top of a masonry chimney pitched so water runs off, finished with a drip edge and a bond break at the flue liners. A drip edge throws water clear of the faces below.
When a crown has no overhang, rain runs straight down the stucco and soaks the top of every face. We check that detail on every stucco repair and quote crown work separately where it would protect the new finish. A crown that already has a good drip edge is noted as sound, so you are not sold work the chimney does not need.
Taking old stucco and debris away
Old stucco, rusted lath and trim that come off your chimney are bagged and hauled away. Nothing is left in the gutters, on the roof or in the planting beds.
Before we leave, we check the roof and yard for fragments and rinse anything that landed on hard surfaces. The final walkthrough covers the clean site as well as the repair itself. Any rusted trim or lath that comes off can be set aside for you to see before it goes.
Store-bought patch products on a chimney
Premixed patch products can work on small, stable cracks when they are used within their limits. Spread over loose stucco or pushed into moving cracks, they usually fail.
If a homeowner patch is already on the chimney, we check whether it is holding. Sound patches may stay, and failed ones are cut out and rebuilt so the repair starts from a sound base. We tell you honestly which of your existing patches can stay, so you are not paying to redo work that is holding.
Soil and mulch piled against the chimney base
Mulch, soil or a raised patio against the bottom of a stucco chimney keeps the base wet and can bury the weep screed that lets water out.
We point it out when we see it and explain how much clearance helps. Pulling it back is simple yard work, and it protects the repair we make above. Where the screed itself is rusted or bent, replacing that strip is part of the repair plan.
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Answers about chimney stucco for Lorna Doone homeowners
Questions that come up on stucco visits in Lorna Doone, answered plainly.
What if the wood behind the stucco is soft?
Then the job includes more than a finish repair. We stop, show you what we found and explain the framing repair, which is priced separately as chase repair. Nothing is added without your approval.
Can I pressure wash my stucco chimney?
High pressure can erode the texture and drive water into cracks, so we advise against it. A gentle rinse with a soft brush is safer. Keep all washing off new stucco until it has cured.
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