Your local chimney mason for repairs in Southchase
Loose brick, crumbling mortar or an old patch letting go? Local specialists in Southchase explain the repair before any joint is cut.
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Crack pattern, mortar and brick come first. Our Southchase masons record these before a repair price is set.
- Repair boundary from sound to sound masonry
- Mortar type named for the existing masonry
- Debris control and cleanup
- A repair record for your files
Our approach to chimney masonry in Southchase
Useful to know before you approve masonry work on your Southchase home.
Fireblocking where the chimney passes floors
Section R1003.19 of the residential code calls for the spaces between a chimney and the floors and ceilings it passes through to be fireblocked with noncombustible material, securely fastened in place.
It is easy to overlook because it is hidden. When the attic or a ceiling opening lets us see it, we note what is there, and missing or combustible material is written up as a separate finding with its own recommendation. It sits outside the masonry repair itself, but it is part of the same chimney, and we would rather you know about it.
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.
Open joints where the chimney meets the roof
The joints just above the roofline sit where roof water runs against the chimney and where flashing is often let into the masonry. Open joints there are a direct path for water into the house.
We repair them carefully around the flashing, taking care not to damage it, and recommend any flashing work as a separate item. The two repairs are best done together when the flashing is due as well. Stains on a ceiling or wall next to the chimney often lead back to this area, so we look here first when a leak is part of the story.
Cleanup after masonry work
Cutting out mortar and replacing brick leaves dust, chips and mortar crumbs behind. They end up on the roof, in gutters, on window sills and in the yard below.
We clean each of those areas before leaving, check the flue opening and smoke shelf for anything that fell, and haul away old material. You should be able to tell where we worked only by looking at the chimney itself. If anything we did leaves a mark on the roof or the property, tell us, and we will put it right as part of our satisfaction guarantee.
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Masonry questions we hear in Southchase
Masonry questions we hear most around Southchase, answered plainly.
Can you match the color of my existing mortar?
We aim for a close match and compare samples both wet and dry against the old mortar. Fresh mortar looks different at first, and weathered joints rarely match exactly. You get an honest expectation of how close it will be before work starts.
Will masonry repair stop the leak by my chimney?
It stops water that enters through the masonry. Leaks can also come through the crown, the flashing or an open flue, so we trace the path first and quote each repair separately.
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