Chimney Repair in Dunwoody, GA
Chimneys are leak magnets. Seriously. That big brick box sticking up through your roof creates all kinds of opportunities for water to get in. The flashing around the base, the cap on top, the crown, the mortar joints — any of these can fail and cause problems inside your home.
The Usual Chimney Problems
Flashing failure is the most common issue we see. The flashing is what seals the gap between your chimney and your roof, and it takes a beating. After 15-20 years, it's often cracked, pulled away, or rusted through. This is where most chimney leaks start.
Missing or damaged caps. That metal cap on top of your chimney keeps rain, animals, and debris out of the flue. If it's gone or rusted out, water goes straight down into your chimney.
Cracked crown. The cement crown on top of your chimney (the sloped part around the flue) cracks over time. Water gets into those cracks, freezes in winter, expands, and makes the cracks bigger. Eventually, water is running down inside your chimney structure.
Bad mortar joints. The mortar between your chimney bricks deteriorates over decades. When it gets bad enough, water penetrates right through the chimney walls.
What We Actually Do
We're roofers, not masons. So we focus on the roofing-related chimney repairs:
- Complete flashing replacement with proper step and counter flashing
- Chimney cap installation or replacement
- Crown sealing and minor crown repairs
- Cricket installation (that little peaked section behind wide chimneys that diverts water around)
If you've got serious masonry issues — crumbling bricks, major mortar problems, structural concerns — we'll let you know you need a mason. We're not going to pretend to be something we're not.
Water Stains Near Your Fireplace?
That's usually chimney-related. Don't ignore it — water damage only gets worse. Call us at (678) 766-9646 and we'll figure out where it's coming from.
