One local team to inspect chimneys and fireplaces in Coral Terrace

A cracked crown lets water into the heart of a chimney, and our family team repairs and rebuilds crowns for homes in Coral Terrace. Crown work often travels with the cap, the flue tile and the flashing. Our local team handles those as well, so one estimate can cover the whole top. We begin with a free inspection of the chimney top.

You get a plain account of whether the crown needs sealing, patching or replacing, and each option is priced upfront in writing. Any service from that estimate that you go ahead with while your free inspection is still inside its 72-hour window carries a 10% discount. A crown is the cast or trowelled slab that caps the brickwork and surrounds the flue tile.

Masonry guidance on residential chimneys describes one that slopes away from the flue and overhangs the brick with a drip edge. It should also stay separate from the flue liner, so the two can move independently. The masonry chimney section of the Florida Building Code covers the chimney top too. A crown built as a flat wash of mortar with no overhang tends to crack, hold water and send it down the face of the brick.

Sealing a sound crown can lengthen its life. Patching over a broken one usually buys only a short time, so we tell you which case yours is. From the ground, look for dark streaks below the top, pieces of concrete in the gutter or a gap around the flue tile. Inside, note any damp patch near the chimney after rain.

Rebuilding a crown can take more than one day. The open flue is sheeted over whenever work stops for the night, and old material is hauled away. The written record names the crown materials used, and our workmanship warranty covers the job.