What's Included
How stucco chimney repair is done in Chuluota
Squared edges that keep a patch sound
A neat stucco repair is squared off with a butt joint, cut with a cold chisel, a diamond blade saw or a masonry bit, and the brief is specific that the new patch must not overlap the old stucco. A feathered edge spread over the existing finish is thin, weak at its margin and quick to crack.
On your Chuluota chimney we cut clean edges around each repair and bring the new coats up flush with the surrounding surface. Where the stucco is scored, the patch is squared to follow the existing lines, which also helps the repair disappear into the pattern already there.
Painting stucco after the repair
Many stucco chimneys are painted, and the paint has to go back on after a repair. Preservation Brief 22 says the most important factor is that the new paint be compatible with any coating already on the surface, that loose or peeling paint be removed first, and it warns that latex paint will not stick to chalky or powdery areas.
Our crew scrapes loose paint around the repair on your Chuluota chimney, cleans the surface and recommends a coating that suits both the old paint and the new stucco. Oil-based paint needs new stucco to cure far longer, up to a year according to the brief, so the product choice also sets when the chimney can be painted.
Parging on a block chimney
Chimney parging is the trade word for a cement coat troweled over block or brick. The same rules apply to it as to stucco. The surface has to be sound, clean and damp, and the new coat has to bond to it instead of sitting on a failing layer.
Exterior parging on your Chuluota chimney is a different job from coating the inside of a smoke chamber, which faces heat and needs materials made for that use. Our estimate names which surface is being parged, so the materials and the price match the location.
Cleanup and a written record of the work
Stucco repair is messy work, with cut-out debris, dust and splatter around the base of the chimney and on the roof. Our crew covers the open work at the end of each day, protects the roof and plantings below and hauls the debris away when the job is done.
When the stucco repair on your Chuluota chimney is finished, you receive a written record of the work we did, including the areas repaired, the materials used and the curing or painting notes that apply. It is useful for your own files and for anyone who inspects the chimney later.
