Worn chimney mortar repaired in Hyde Park
Keep the brick, renew the mortar. Careful chimney mortar repair with a free inspection in Hyde Park.
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Chimney Services
How Our Masons Repoint Chimneys in Hyde Park
Every face is checked first, then the joint work is matched to your brick and its old mortar.
Joints that have reached the point of repointing
Brick Industry Association maintenance guidance lists the conditions that call for repointing, including mortar eroded more than a quarter inch below the brick face, mortar that crumbles, joints with voids, hairline cracks and cracks where the mortar has pulled away from the brick. Each of these lets water into the wall behind the face.
Our masons check each face of your Hyde Park chimney against those conditions and mark the areas that need work. You see where the failed joints are and how much of the stack they cover before any price is set, and the inspection is free.
Filling deep joints in thin layers
Deep joints are not filled in one pass. Masonry guidance builds them up a quarter inch or so at a time, and each layer has to stiffen until a thumb barely dents it before the next is packed in, which stops slumping and hidden voids.
Where old damage has left pockets deeper than the rest, those are filled first and brought level with the other joints. It adds time on site in Hyde Park, and it is what keeps the new joints solid all the way through.
Mortar types and how we choose one
ASTM C270 sorts mortar for unit masonry into Types M, S, N and O, each with a different strength. Brick Industry Association guidance says no single mortar is best for every job and recommends the lowest strength that meets the project's needs, with Type N a common general-purpose choice.
We identify the brick and the existing mortar on your Hyde Park chimney before naming a type, and the proposal says which one we plan to use and why.
When the top courses have come loose
Sometimes the mortar at the top of a chimney has failed so badly that bricks rock or lift by hand. At that point repointing will not hold them, and the loose courses need to be taken down and relaid.
We tell you honestly if your Hyde Park chimney has reached that stage and explain a partial rebuild of the top section as the alternative. Sound masonry below stays in place.
On any service we offer
Repoint your Hyde Park chimney within 72 hours of the free inspection for 10% off.
What's Included
Everything Reviewed Before Joints Are Raked
- Old patches and smeared cement removed where needed
- Vines or plants removed from the joints
- Water sources that must be fixed first
- Our workmanship warranty and satisfaction guarantee on the job
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Seen sandy joints or gaps? Say so, and we will inspect the mortar on your Hyde Park chimney at no charge.
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