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Chimney repair in Taintsville, part by part

Any open chimney is covered before we leave for the day, and the debris is hauled away when we finish.

Taking out damaged brick

A brick that is split through or has shed its face is cut out one unit at a time. The method set out in the brick industry's maintenance note is to break the damaged brick to free it, cut the old mortar away without harming the bricks around it, butter both the new unit and the opening, then point the joints around it once it is in place. The replacement is chosen by size, color and texture to blend with the old work.

Before any brick comes out in Taintsville, the estimate lists how many units are affected and where, so the scope is clear from the start.

After a chimney fire

If you hear a roaring sound in the flue or see flames at the top, get everyone out of the house before anything else, and phone 911 once you are outdoors. When the firefighters have gone, leave the fireplace unused. NFPA 211 expects a more thorough inspection after a chimney fire, or after anything else that has probably harmed the chimney, because heat can crack flue tile and loosen joints where nobody can see them.

Once it is safe, we inspect the liner, the smoke chamber and the masonry around the flue in Taintsville, and list any repairs in writing.

A home sale report that mentions the chimney

Reports written for a home sale often note chimney concerns in general terms, such as damaged mortar or a crown in poor condition, and recommend a closer look. We read the report, inspect the items it names and confirm which are real defects, which are maintenance and which need no work. Buyers and sellers both get a clear written answer to use in the conversation that follows.

Send the report along when you schedule your free inspection in Taintsville, and each of its items will be checked in turn.

Bringing an idle fireplace back into use

Weather keeps working on a chimney whether or not anyone lights a fire. Caps rust, crowns crack and animals move into flues that stand idle. Before a fireplace that has sat unused is brought back into service, the whole chimney deserves a careful look, from the cap down to the firebox floor, so the first fire back is not the test of whether it is sound.

Idle chimneys across Taintsville get the same check, with anything that needs repair listed before the next fire.