We Fix Leaky Chimneys!

Ahh, springtime! e snow is melting, the trees are budding, the owers are blooming, and your chimney is leaking. Are you seeing water stains on your ceiling or hearing suspicious dripping? A er a Colorado winter, with months of snow and ice sitting against your chimney, spring is when we notice the new leaks that have formed. Have you thought about calling your local replace and chimney experts to gure them out?

Our Chimney Safety Institute of America Certi ed technicians will perform a thorough Leaky Chimney Inspection to determine where the water is coming in, and how to stop it. If you suspect your chimney of allowing water into your home, call us today! We can solve your leaky chimney problems.

Most people are unfamiliar with the parts to a chimney system that can allow water in. e weak points of a chimney vary depending on whether it’s a masonry or factory-built chimney. Parts of your chimney will degrade with time, UV rays from sunlight, hail damage, and the repeated freezing and thawing of a Colorado spring. ere are usually several suspected weak points when there are signs of water intrusion. is makes it challenging to identify exactly where the water is coming from. O en, the location of apparent water damage does not reveal the actual location of the source of the leak.

If you have a masonry chimney you may believe that it will last forever, but that is simply not true. Masonry chimneys are susceptible to degradation just like any other material. is degradation happens faster than most people expect with the unpredictable winter and spring weather in Colorado. We see damage to masonry chimneys from rain and hail; however, the freeze/thaw cycle is most destructive, that is why it’s so important to keep water owing o and away from your chimney.

Masonry chimneys are made of ue tiles which are supported by cinder blocks and stone or bricks. ey also have a concrete crown at the top. e concrete crown is designed to be the “lid” to your masonry chimney, it keeps water out and sheds the water away from the sides of the chimney. Concrete crowns on brick or block chimneys, should have a 2-inch overhang with a drip edge which prevents water from running down and eroding the mortar joints. If you’re missing a 4-5” concrete slab with an overhang and drip edge atop the masonry, that’s a strong indicator of water intrusion problems. We can pour a new crown for your chimney or apply Crown Coat to seal any cracks you may have in your chimney crown.

When your crown isn’t de ecting water away from the sides of your chimney, water seeps through your mortar joints. is problem becomes even larger when the moisture freezes and expands. Freezing water expansion exerts tremendous pressure on surrounding masonry materials, creating cracks which then allow more water in. As this cycle continues, the damage compounds with each freeze and thaw.