Choose Us for Chimney Crown Repair Services in San Diego
At Weststar Chimney Sweeps, we want to help you avoid – or quickly get rid of – chimney leaks. They’re frustrating, damaging, and can turn a reliable chimney into an unsafe one.
Avoiding leaks means paying close attention to the parts of your chimney that were designed to help prevent leaks. An array of protective components are built into your chimney above the roofline – components that are designed to direct water away from particularly water-susceptible areas.
One of these is the chimney crown, which is at the top of the chimney, and it’s tasked both with keeping water out of the flue and directing water away from the exterior brickwork.
Where Is My Chimney’s Crown?
Where is the chimney crown exactly? Well, stand below the chimney and look up:
- At the very top of the flue, you should have a metal chimney cap, which keeps water from diving down into your chimney, as well as prevents debris and animals from entering.
- Just below that cap, you should have a concrete chimney crown, which is angled downward slightly to help divert water away from the flue opening.
What Damages Can a Chimney Crown Face?
Given the fact that the chimney crown is constantly in direct contact with the elements, it’s not uncommon for cracks to develop – and if left without repairs, these cracks can grow bigger and wider, allowing water to make its way into your chimney system.
Water can do a lot of damage, like erode your masonry, break down your flue liner, and cause rust to develop on metal components. And this degradation process can happen faster than you might think.
When you call Weststar Chimney Sweeps to report a chimney leak, the chimney crown is one of the first places we’ll check, because it’s quite frequently the culprit. We’ll also check the crown for cracks during your annual chimney inspection – which means, if you’re keeping up to date with your inspections, there’s a far better chance that we’ll find damage before it degrades the chimney crown beyond repair.
But whatever type of damage is found, Weststar Chimney Sweeps can give you a functional and effective crown.
Whether Minimal or Extensive Crown Damage, Weststar Chimney Sweeps Can Help
Weststar Chimney Sweeps’ technicians will assess the extent of your chimney crown damage and recommend the most effective repair approach. You can count on us to be honest and thorough in our evaluation!
For smaller chimney crown cracks and damage…
If we find hairline cracks that haven’t significantly damaged the integrity of your chimney crown, we can likely repair it and apply a water-repelling sealant that fills in cracks, protects your crown, and helps it do its job more thoroughly and efficiently.
For more extensive chimney crown damage…
In certain cases, when water penetration and temperature changes have caused a crown with small cracks to turn into a crumbling, spalling trouble area, we may need to build a new chimney crown. If that’s the case, you can expect Weststar Chimney Sweeps’ experienced, CSIA-certified technicians to build a chimney crown that stands up to the elements, and provides your chimney with years of protection.
For All Chimney & Fireplace Repair Services, Count On Us
Does your chimney crown need repairs? Or is any other area of your chimney breaking down or facing damage? Call Weststar Chimney Sweeps at 619-338-8116, or make an appointment online!
Crown repairs are just one type of chimney repairs provided by the experts at Weststar. Ask us about our other professional services for chimneys and dryer vents, too.