Family-owned chimney service for homes in Riverside Park

Plain explanations before you approve anything are how our locally owned team runs each chimney job in Riverside Park. Mortar repair is a good example, because the right answer depends on what the brick can tolerate. The National Park Service's preservation guidance on repointing makes a simple point that applies to any brick chimney. New mortar should match the old in color and texture and should be softer and more permeable than the brick around it.

A mortar that is too hard pushes stress into the brick edges, and the brick then cracks or sheds its face instead of the joint. Joints should be cut back to sound mortar by hand or with care, so the brick edges are not widened in the process. Mortar manufacturers publish which mixes suit which brick, and we choose from those documents rather than from habit.

During the free inspection we look at which joints are open, which are soft and whether any brick has already lost its face. You get an estimate that names the extent of repointing and the mortar approach, with upfront pricing and no hidden fees. Book it, or any other service we quote, within 72 hours of the free inspection and 10% comes off.

Our family team also repairs crowns, caps, flashing, stucco and stone, and services wood, gas and electric fireplaces in Riverside Park. Keep a note of any earlier patching you know about, because a previous hard patch changes the plan. Tell us whether the chimney is painted or coated, too, because a surface film can hide joint damage and trap moisture.

Open work is covered at the close of each day, the site is cleaned and debris is hauled away. The finished job comes with our workmanship warranty, and you keep a written account of the joints we repointed and the mortar we chose.