Family-owned chimney crown repair in Stone Crest
Book within 72 hours after your free inspection and 10% comes off. Our Stone Crest crew inspects the crown for free and puts every option in writing.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Inside a written chimney crown estimate
- Slope and drainage off the crown top
- Removal of failed coatings, tar or caulk
- Loose top courses of brick under the crown
- Roof access plan for the height and pitch
Chimney crown repair from the roof down
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.
What a crown repair covers
A crown repair keeps the existing crown and fixes its defects. That can mean cleaning and filling cracks, rebuilding a broken corner, renewing the sealant at the flue and coating the surface.
The estimate names each step and the product used. If part of the crown is beyond repair, we say so plainly instead of stretching the repair to fit. Our family-owned team would rather give you the right answer than the one that sounds easiest today.
Crown repairs are often finished in one visit, depending on the products and the weather. We explain the schedule and any cure time before starting, so you know when the fireplace can be used again and when the repair will be fully set.
Workmanship warranty on the new crown
The crown work our crew does is backed by our workmanship warranty. It covers the repair we performed, and the terms are written on your estimate before you sign off.
If a crack reopens or the sealant pulls away within those terms, call the office and we send a technician back. Keep the estimate and handover sheet with your house papers so the details are easy to find.
Warranty coverage depends on the work being cared for as intended. A coating, for example, needs its recommended cure time before rain or fires, and we write those conditions on the handover sheet so nothing catches you off guard.
How long a crown repair takes
Many crown coatings and sealant repairs are finished in a single visit. A full rebuild takes longer, since the forms, the pour and the cure all need time, and the cap goes back on afterward.
Your estimate tells you how many visits to expect and what happens between them. We keep the chimney protected from rain at every stage, so a stretch of bad weather does not undo the work.
Between visits the chimney is left covered and safe. If you need the fireplace during that time, ask us first, since heat from a fire can affect curing concrete. The schedule is usually easy to live with.
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Your chimney crown questions, answered
Is the crown the same thing as the chimney cap?
No. The crown is the concrete slab poured over the masonry at the top, around the flue, while the cap is the screened metal cover that shields the flue opening itself. Many chimneys need work on only one of them. Your written estimate lists each part separately.
How soon can I use the fireplace after a new crown?
It depends on the material. A coating needs dry hours to set, and a newly cast crown needs time to cure before a hot fire runs beneath it. We give you the waiting time for your product in writing at handover.
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