Matched brick replacement for chimneys in Mercy Drive
We explain the brick match and the mortar choice at your Mercy Drive home before a single unit is cut out.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Brick details we put in writing in Mercy Drive
These items keep a brick job in Mercy Drive from turning into a repeat repair.
- Repair boundary and units left in place
- Brush cleaning of the new faces
- Your 72-hour 10% discount shown on the estimate
- Timeline for sourcing matching brick
Chimney brick replacement explained for Mercy Drive homeowners
Straight answers about brick work in Mercy Drive, from the people who do it.
Taking out a damaged brick without harming its neighbors
Removal begins by breaking out the damaged unit, partly or whole, then cutting and chiseling away the mortar around it with care to spare the neighboring brick, the order Technical Note 46 lays out.
That care is where much of the time on a brick replacement goes. Rushing the removal can crack the next brick and turn a small repair into a larger one. Our crew works around each unit by hand where it matters, and we tell you if a neighboring brick proves to be loose once the damaged one is out.
Keeping mortar off the brick faces
Laying techniques that reduce mortar smears, and brushing excess mortar from the wall after tooling, are both recommended in BIA Technical Note 20. Smears left to harden can be hard to remove without damaging the brick.
Our crew brushes the faces around each replacement unit as the joints are tooled. Any light residue left at the end is cleaned with gentle methods suited to the brick, never with high-pressure washing that could damage the surface.
Why we rarely propose redoing the whole chimney face
When only some bricks are damaged, replacing every unit on a face is rarely necessary and costs far more. Targeted replacement plus attention to whatever is causing the damage is usually the sensible scope.
We recommend the smallest repair that will hold, and we explain the conditions under which a larger job would make sense. If you want a more uniform look than a partial replacement can give, we discuss the options and their costs openly.
Brick on the sloped shoulders of the chimney
Where an exterior chimney steps in from a wider base, its sloped shoulders catch rain. BIA Technical Note 19B describes covering these racked areas with a setting bed and uncored or paving brick, and notes that mortar washes may be less durable.
Shoulders with a failed mortar wash often show spalled or loose brick beneath. When we repair them, we explain whether to restore the wash or reset the area with suitable brick, and we price the approach you choose.
Other work in Mercy Drive
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- Stone Chimney RepairKeep stone repairs suited to the existing masonry.
- Prefab and Zero-Clearance Fireplace RepairRepair the fireplace according to its model.
Learn more about spalling brick repair and chimney brick replacementMercy Drive services
Before your brick repair in Mercy Drive
Our family-owned team in Mercy Drive answers the questions that come up on brick jobs.
Is a crack through one brick serious?
A crack confined to one unit with sound brick around it is usually a straightforward replacement. Cracks that run across several courses can point to movement and need a wider look first. We explain which you have.
Do I need to be home during the brick repair?
Not for the whole job, as long as we can reach the chimney and the roof. If you can be there at the end, we will walk you through the finished repair and answer questions.
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