Chimney Services
Getting the crown right on your Taintsville chimney
Crown repair in Taintsville follows a free inspection of the whole chimney top by our family-owned team.
Leaks at the roof line and leaks at the crown
Water that shows up on a ceiling beside the chimney can come from the crown, but it can also come from the flashing where the chimney passes through the roof. The two leak paths look alike from inside the house.
One visit covers all three, the crown, the joints at each flue and the flashing, and you hear which is to blame. When two are failing, each is priced separately, so a crown is never sold to cure a flashing leak.
Leave the crown to us
A cracked crown can shed pieces without warning, and the roof around a chimney is steep, hot and often slick. Pulling at loose concrete or pouring sealer onto the crown from a ladder can make the problem worse and put you at risk.
Keep people and pets away from where pieces are falling, and tell us what you have seen from the ground. We bring the right access equipment and assess the crown from the roof. If a piece has already fallen near a door or walkway, keep that area closed off until we have looked at the crown.
Concrete pieces in the gutter
Small chunks of gray concrete in the gutter or on the ground by the chimney usually come from the crown's edge. They mean the rim is breaking up, and each piece that falls leaves a larger gap for water.
Keep the pieces if you find them and mention them when you call. We check how much of the edge is left and whether the rest of the crown is still solid, which decides between an edge repair and a new crown.
Sealing and rebuilding priced side by side
When a crown could reasonably be coated or rebuilt, you should see both options. A coating costs less today, and a rebuild addresses slope, overhang and thickness that a coating cannot change. An edge repair can sit between the two when only the rim has failed.
Both go on the estimate with their prices and a plain note on what each leaves unfixed. The decision is yours, nothing is hidden in the total, and either one is 10% off if you schedule it within 72 hours of the inspection.
