Fixing cracked chimney crowns in Hyde Park
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How Our Pros Repair Chimney Crowns in Hyde Park
Say yes to crown work within 72 hours of the free inspection and it is 10% off. Here is how our specialists make a crown shed water.
What the crown does on top of the chimney
The crown is the concrete or mortar top that covers the masonry around the flue. Florida's residential code covers it in section R1003.9.1. It should be a cap of concrete, metal or stone with enough slope to shed water, a drip edge, and a caulked bond break where each flue liner comes through. Every storm that hits the chimney lands on it first.
A cracked crown, or one that has lost its slope, lets water soak into the brick below, reaches the flue joints and finds its way to the firebox and the ceilings beside the chimney. Our pros treat the crown as the roof of the chimney, and they check it on every visit in Hyde Park.
Sealing hairline cracks with a crown coating
Fine surface cracks in a crown that is otherwise solid can often be sealed with a brushable crown coating. The product data for one crown sealer calls for a clean, sound and dry surface, asks for larger cracks to be filled before coating and sets a temperature range and a dry period for application.
Our pros follow those instructions to the letter, which means watching the forecast as closely as the crown. A coating is a good repair when the crown is sound. Over loose pieces or a crown that has lost its slope it is the wrong repair, and our team will say so before you spend anything.
The brick right under a failing crown
The top courses of brick sit directly under the crown and take whatever water it lets through. Spalled faces, loose bricks and open mortar joints near the top of the chimney often point to a crown that has been leaking for a while. Rebuilding the crown without repairing those courses leaves the new top sitting on a weak base.
Our pros check the top of the masonry when the old crown comes off and quote any brick or joint repair it needs on its own line. The new crown then goes onto solid work, which is what lets it do its job.
Crown condition when buying or selling a home
A cracked crown is a small repair that can look large on an inspection report. Fixing or sealing it before a sale in Hyde Park takes it off the list of questions, and for a buyer it is a clear item to plan for.
Our pros give a free written estimate for the crown with each option on its own line, from sealing to rebuilding. That makes it easy to decide what to do before closing and what can wait.
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Give the go-ahead on a crown repair within 72 hours of your free inspection and save 10%.
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What Your Free Crown Inspection Covers
- Slope and drainage across the top
- Water signs inside near the chimney
- Old coatings checked for lifting
- Reinforcement condition where exposed
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