What's Included

Stone chimney repair in Forest City, stone by stone

What sits behind manufactured stone

On a framed chimney chase, manufactured stone is the last of several layers. The industry installation guide shows sheathing, then two layers of water-resistive barrier, then metal lath, a scratch coat of mortar and finally the stone in its setting bed. When veneer fails, one of those layers usually failed first, and that is where the repair starts.

We open the affected area and check each layer before any stone goes back. Homeowners in Forest City get the findings in writing.

White deposits on the stone

White, powdery deposits on stone or in the joints are salts left behind as water travels through the masonry and dries at the surface. They brush off, but they come back as long as water keeps moving through. We treat them as a sign pointing to the source, whether the top of the chimney, a joint or the roof junction.

Fix the water and the deposits stop. Our stone chimney experts trace the source during a free inspection in Forest City.

The top of a stone chimney

Water entering at the top of a stone chimney runs down inside the stonework, softening joints and loosening stones well below. A cracked mortar top, a broken stone cap or a short chase cover can all let it in. We check the top whenever we repair the stone beneath it, since repairing the face without closing the top only buys time.

Any crown, cap or cover work is priced on its own line. Our local stone experts in Forest City explain the order of the work.

A tidy site at the end of each day

Stone repair makes dust, broken pieces and mortar drips around your home. We protect plants, paving and the roof below the work, and any open chimney is covered before we leave each work day. We always clean up and haul the old mortar, broken stone and packaging away with us.

You should not find our mess after we leave. That is part of the 100% satisfaction guarantee on stone chimney repair in Forest City.

Old mortar smeared over the stone

Earlier repairs sometimes left mortar spread across the faces of the stones, wider than the joints and often in the wrong color. It traps dirt, hides the stone and can hold water against it. Where it can be removed without damage, we clean it back to the true joint line with hand tools and repoint the joint properly.

The stone looks like stone again. Our family-owned team shows homeowners in Forest City what can be recovered before quoting.