Local chimney repair for homes in Miramar

Cracks that grow, a chimney that leans or a widening gap at the house wall are problems our family team assesses carefully in Miramar. We are a family-owned, locally owned company. We repair masonry, crowns and flashing, rebuild chimneys where needed and service the fireplaces inside, so movement cracks are judged by people who see the whole structure.

A masonry chimney is heavy. The building code's chimney chapter gives it its own footing for that reason. Cracks that step up through the mortar joints can come from small movements over time. A crack straight through the bricks can mean the footing or the structure below has moved. So can a chimney that leans or a gap that widens between the chimney and the house.

Water that gets into those cracks makes them worse. Our job is to tell you which kind of crack you have and whether it is still moving. Some cracks can be repointed and sealed. Others need the upper chimney rebuilt, and a few point to a foundation question that belongs to a structural engineer. When that is the case, we say so and keep our estimate to the chimney work.

Tell us when you first noticed the crack or gap, whether it has grown and whether any door or window close to the chimney now sticks. A pencil mark at each end of a crack, with the date, helps show movement. Keep people away from any area below loose masonry. Neither the inspection nor the estimate that follows costs anything, and each price is stated upfront.

Settle on the repair within 72 hours of your inspection and save 10% on it. We cover open work between work days and haul away old masonry. A written record of the work notes the crack pattern we found, and our workmanship warranty covers what we repair.