Exposed to weather on every side, chimney masonry needs a careful eye. Explore exterior stack, crown, and joint work alongside interior fireplace masonry.
Materials, condition, access, and scope shape the written quote after a free project evaluation.
Targeted repair
The failed brick and joints only — a few spalled courses, an open crack, a weathered face — are cut out and rebuilt in place. The rest of the chimney is left undisturbed.
Joints renewed
A chimney takes weather from every side and weathers faster than any other masonry on the house. We grind out the failing joints and repoint them with mortar matched to the original work.
The first line of defense
A cracked or missing crown lets water straight into the chimney below it. We rebuild or replace the crown so it overhangs and sheds water the way it was meant to.
The weathered portion
The section above the roof fails first. We tear down to sound masonry and rebuild that portion with new brick matched to the existing courses below the roofline.
Start to finish
When deterioration runs through the whole stack, we rebuild the chimney from the roofline up — new brick, new joints, new crown — laid plumb and true.
Plumb again
A chimney pulling away from the house is a safety issue, not a cosmetic one. We evaluate the cause — footing, framing, or mortar failure — and rebuild or stabilize the stack.
Inside the fireplace
Cracked or deteriorated firebox brick and mortar are a fire hazard. We rebuild the firebox with proper fire-rated brick and refractory mortar with materials suited to the heat exposure.
The unseen work
Above the damper, the smoke chamber and flue walls carry heat and gases. We repair damaged masonry there as part of an appropriate chimney repair scope.
Stepped brickwork
The stepped shoulders where a chimney narrows collect water and fail early. We rebuild the corbelled courses and detail them to shed water instead of holding it.
Older brick, softer touch
Older St. Louis chimneys were laid with soft, lime-rich mortar and hand-made brick. We restore them with matching materials and traditional detailing — not a hard modern mix that damages the original brick.
The diagrams are illustrations, not photographs. Field photos show the stated stage of work. Final pricing follows an on-site evaluation.
Every property deserves an evaluation of its existing masonry and conditions.
