Chimney crown repair for South Lake Conway Villa homes
Stop rain at the top of your chimney. Our crown specialists repair, coat or rebuild the crown and leave your roof clean.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
The crown work we price for South Lake Conway Villa homes
- Crack mapping across the whole crown surface
- Separate lines for cap, flashing or masonry work
- Weather window for coating or pouring
- Workmanship warranty on the finished crown
Crown repair facts for South Lake Conway Villa homeowners
The drip groove most crowns are missing
Look closely at the underside of a crown's edge. A proper crown has a groove or drip line there that breaks the path of the water. Without one, rain clings to the underside, creeps back toward the wall and runs down the chimney face instead of dropping clear.
Dark streaks under the crown edge, or darker bricks at the very top of the chimney, often point to a missing drip. Our technicians check for it on every visit. On a new crown it comes standard, and on a sound crown we tell you honestly whether adding one is practical.
On some crowns a drip can be cut into the underside of a sound edge. On others the edge is too thin or too damaged to take one, and the drip only arrives with a new crown. Our crown pros check the edge thickness before promising either option.
Diagonal cracks spreading from the flue
Cracks that run from the flue toward the corners of the crown are a classic sign that the crown was built tight against the liner. As the liner heats and grows, it pushes on the crown until something gives.
Filling those cracks without freeing the liner brings them straight back. Our crew cuts the crown away from the tile and installs a proper bond break and sealant, or recasts the crown with one. The estimate explains which route fits.
After the repair, the flexible joint at the flue is what keeps the problem from coming back. It needs to stay intact, so we explain how to spot a failing joint from the ground and when to call us for a quick look.
Crown condition under a top-sealing damper
A top-sealing damper mounts at the top of the flue and closes with a cable run down to the fireplace. Its frame depends on a sound flue tile and a sound crown around it.
If your chimney has one, or you are thinking about adding one, we check the crown with that in mind. A cracked crown under a top damper leaks like any other, so the crown gets fixed first.
Top-sealing dampers close against a gasket on their frame. If the crown or tile under that frame is uneven, the gasket cannot seal. When we repair the crown, we make sure the surface under the damper frame is sound and true.
Crown repair on chimneys with layers of old fixes
Older chimneys often carry several rounds of crown repairs, a mortar wash, a patch, a coat of tar and a coating on top. Each layer hides the one below it.
Our crew removes what is loose and looks at what is underneath before recommending anything. The written estimate explains what we found at each layer and which of those old fixes can stay.
Layered repairs also add bulk to the chimney top. Removing them lets the new crown sit at the right height around the flue tile. Our crew takes the layers off carefully so the brick underneath is left unharmed.
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Quick answers on chimney crown repair
How can you tell a crown leak from a flashing leak?
Water from a cracked crown tends to show up inside the flue or the firebox, while flashing leaks usually stain the ceiling or wall beside the chimney. Both can happen at once. Our technician checks the crown, the cap, the flashing and the brick during the free inspection and tells you which one is letting water in.
Is crown repair covered by a warranty?
Crown work falls under our workmanship warranty, with our 100% satisfaction guarantee alongside it. The warranty terms for your job are written on the estimate, so you know what is covered before you approve the work.
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