Spalling chimney brick repair that deals with the cause in Town 'n' Country
Failed bricks cut out, matched units set in compatible mortar and the water source dealt with on your Town 'n' Country chimney.
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Finding the water before replacing the bricks
Bricks spall when water gets into them and something drives the face off, such as salts crystallizing inside the brick or a mortar that will not let the masonry dry. Replacing the damaged bricks without finding that water leaves the new units exposed to the same conditions.
The Brick Industry Association advises investigating moisture sources before repairs. On a chimney we look at the crown or cap, the flashing, the joints, any coating and the way water runs off the roof around it.
The estimate names the water path we find alongside the brick replacement, so the repair fixes the cause as well as the result.
Deciding how many bricks to replace
The repair area is set by the condition of each brick and the masonry around it. Isolated damaged units in sound surroundings can usually be replaced one at a time. Clusters of failed bricks, or failed bricks alongside worn joints, can call for a larger section.
We mark the units that have failed, note the ones worth watching and explain the difference. The goal is to keep every sound brick while removing every one that will not last.
The estimate shows the number of units or the area involved, so you can see how the price relates to the work.
Water entering at the top of the chimney
The top of a masonry chimney is its first line of defense. Florida's residential code calls for that top to be a cap of concrete, metal or stone, finished with a drip edge and with a caulked bond break wherever a flue liner passes through.
When that cap or crown cracks, lacks a drip edge or has lost its seal at the flue, water can run down into the upper courses of brick. Those bricks may then spall or loosen first.
Where the brick damage is concentrated near the top, we inspect the crown closely and explain any crown repair on its own line of the estimate.
Bricks at the roofline and the flashing joint
Masonry just above the roof takes water running off the shingles and splash from heavy rain, and it sits next to the flashing that seals the chimney to the roof. A failed flashing joint can keep that brick wet for long periods.
When damage clusters at the roofline, we inspect the flashing as well as the bricks. Replacing the bricks without fixing a leaking flashing joint would leave the new units in the same wet conditions.
Flashing repair is explained separately on the estimate, and we coordinate with your roofer if other roof work is planned.
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Your Brick Replacement Estimate in Town 'n' Country
- Existing mortar hardness compared with the brick
- Crack patterns that may indicate movement
- Replacement brick size, color, texture and behavior
- Protection of the roof and the ground below
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