Local chimney crown repair for Green Cove Springs homes

Concrete chips on your Green Cove Springs roof point back to the crown they came from. That is where our free inspection starts.

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The brick under the crown is checked too, because a new top on loose courses will not last.

Free inspection and estimateWe map the cracks on your Green Cove Springs crown and check the brick under it at no charge.
Upfront pricing, no hidden feesCoating and recasting are both priced on paper, so you see the difference before choosing.
100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the finished crown is not right, tell us and we come back to put it right.

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Lining up other jobs with the crown

Other chimney jobs can line up with crown work. A new cap is easiest to fit on a new crown. A relined flue needs its top plate sealed to the crown. Flashing and repointing below the crown use the same access.

Several of those on one Green Cove Springs chimney get sequenced from the top down, so nothing is disturbed twice, and each is its own line. You can still choose to do only the crown, and we point out what that leaves open. A single set of access, ladders and roof protection serves every line. If you hold an item back, you also hear whether its access would have to be set up again later. Call (904) 920-5495 with your Green Cove Springs street, and we will book a dry-weather visit to the crown.

Green Cove Springs falls within Clay County. Green Cove Springs had 9,786 residents at the 2020 Census.

Crown work from crack map to cure

Failed mortar washes broken out down to sound brick
Forms set with an overhang past every face of the brick
Drip groove cast under the overhang
Crown sloped so water runs off toward the edges

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How crown repair runs

Crack map from the roof
We identify the type of top and sketch each crack with its width, so the choice between coating and recasting is based on what is there.
Prep for coating or removal
A sound crown is cleaned and its wider cracks filled; a failed one is broken out down to sound brick.
Coat, or form and pour
The coating is brushed on in dry weather, or new concrete goes into forms with an overhang, a drip groove and reinforcement.
Cure, seal and refit the cap
The bond break at each flue is sealed, the concrete cures under cover, and the cap goes back on.

Crowns around two or more flues in Green Cove Springs

A crown over several flues has to drain between the tiles as well as off the outside edges. A flat patch between two tiles holds water against both.

Recasts in Green Cove Springs are sloped away from every tile, and each tile gets its own sealed bond break.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Tell us you want the discount when you call about the crown, and we note it on the booking.

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Filling larger cracks before the coating

A brushed crown coating bridges fine cracks, but it is not meant to fill wide ones. The data sheets for these products say larger cracks and voids are filled first, with a fast-setting patching cement or a suitable caulk, and the coating goes over the top.

We clean out each open crack, fill it flush, and let the fill set before coating. Skipping that step leaves a thin film stretched over a gap, which splits the first time the crown moves. The filled cracks are marked on the crack map so they can be checked at the next yearly visit.

Why crowns are cast in concrete

Crowns are concrete elements, and they should be made from concrete: cement, sand and coarse aggregate in proportions made for strength and durability. Bricklaying mortar is a different material, designed to be weaker than the brick so joints fail first, which is the opposite of what a crown needs.

We use a concrete mix suited to a thin cast element with reinforcement, and we name it. Mortar washes built from leftover mortar at the end of a chimney job are one reason crowns crack early. The mix is placed in one pour so there are no cold joints across the top.

Crowns around a stainless liner top plate

After a flue is relined with a stainless steel liner, a top plate sits on the crown and the liner passes through it. The plate is sealed to the crown so water cannot run down between the old flue tile and the new liner.

Repairing the crown on a relined chimney means taking that plate off, repairing or recasting the crown, and resealing the plate to the finished surface with a sealant rated for the job. The liner itself is left undisturbed. If the plate is corroded or the seal has failed repeatedly, that becomes a separate line.

Measured on the crown in Green Cove Springs before pricing

Coating product class and the data sheet's weather window
Removal of the failed top down to sound brick
Chimney cap removal and reinstallation, with how it is fastened
Debris removal from the roof and gutters after the work

Before your crown is coated or recast

Can a crown be repaired in the rain?

No. Coatings and fresh concrete both need dry conditions for a set time after they go on. Crown work is scheduled for dry weather, and rain protection is on hand in case a shower arrives early.

Will a new crown fix my leak?

It fixes a leak that is coming through the crown. If the water is entering at the flashing, the brick or the flue top, a new crown will not stop it, which is why we trace the entry point first.