by Steve May | Feb 17, 2020 | Chimney, Chimney Repair, Leaky Chimney, Masonry
Jeremy, one of Chimney Work’s CSIA Certified Technicians discusses what happens when a homeowner decides to paint their exterior brick. We see a lot of painted chimneys on a regular basis. Homeowners with a DIY attitude will roll up their sleeves, pick out the...
by Steve May | Feb 13, 2020 | Chimney, Chimney Repair, Leaky Chimney, Masonry
If your home or chimney is made of brick, at some point you will hear the term “freeze-thaw cycle”. When we visit a customer’s home and inspect a masonry chimney and talk about the freeze-thaw cycle, we get some raised eyebrows. It may sound like a...
by Steve May | Feb 13, 2020 | Chimney, Chimney Repair
What are chimney corbels? Often called “shoulder” or “hips”, chimney corbels are bump-outs or protrusions on a chimney, most often found near the smoke chamber of a chimney. The corbels will follow the contour of your smoke chamber, which is...
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