When a Certified Chimney Sweep Technician from Thorson Chimney comes out to look at your exterior chimney, they will always get on the roof and take in depth photos of the condition of your chimney to assure every part of the chimney is being assessed.

When it comes to the health of your chimney, there is variation to the types of damage that your chimney could be facing. When given a free estimated quote for repair of your chimney it will be a presentation of the solution to fix the damage on the chimney. Sometimes that may come in the form of options, but sometimes there may be only one choice due to excessive damage of the chimney that you will be given.

A Patch Job would be a solution if your chimney has mild damage. In the example below this customer was experiencing leaking into there garage along side the chimney below the roofline. The bricks and cement crown cap were still in decent condition, although during a water test it was revealed that when the chimney was exposed to water it resulted in leaking through to the garage below. The mortar joints had to be grinded out and re-tuckpointed, flashing had to be sealed, the crown cap had to be sealed, and then a waterproof went over the brickwork. This chimney is no longer leaking water.

A Rebuild is always going to be the best solution to chimney damage. When brick and mortar have taken on moisture damage for too long the chimney will start to deconstruct itself at a rapid pace. Tearing down the chimney and rebuilding with new brick and mortar was the only option for the customer in the example below due to excessive damage.