Your chimney crown made watertight in Cedar Key

Our family-run pros give crowns in Cedar Key a proper slope and a drip edge, after a free look at what's there.

Family owned and run
Free inspection first
100% satisfaction, guaranteed
Locally owned and operated

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Crowns on chimneys with several flues

Does your chimney have two or three flues coming through the crown? Each flue tile needs its own flexible seal where it passes through, and the crown has to slope away from all of them without leaving low spots between.

Our pros form and slope a multi-flue crown so water runs off every side, seal each flue tile with a bond break, and check that the flues stand high enough above the crown. If one tile is broken at the top, it's repaired before the new crown goes on. Talk to our specialists about a multi-flue crown in Cedar Key by dialing (352) 675-6366.

Cedar Key sits at the water's edge, on the shoreline. Cedar Key Museum State Park is found in Cedar Key.

What's Included

Slope, overhang, drip edge and flue seal

Broken crowns removed and cast new
Mortar-wash tops replaced with real crowns
Flat crowns rebuilt with a proper slope
Temporary covers until the new crown goes on

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Local Conditions

Crowns and caps on the coast

A crown in Cedar Key and the cap fastened to it both take salt air. Galvanized cap anchors rust in the concrete and can crack it around the fasteners. Our pros fasten caps into coastal crowns with stainless anchors and seal around them, so water and salt can't follow the fasteners into the concrete. The crown and the cap are priced separately.

Our Process

Your crown, read before it's repaired

Read every crack

Our pros sort the cracks, check the slope, edge and flue seals, and look for rust inside.
Choose seal or rebuild

You see a coating, a patch and a new crown priced side by side where each fits.
Repair in the right weather

Coatings go on dry crowns; new crowns get forms, reinforcement, slope and a drip edge.
Cure and show you

The crown is covered to cure, flue joints are sealed, and you get the waiting time written out.

Why Choose Us

Family-owned, and fussy about slope

Locally owned and run
A family-run company
100% satisfaction guarantee
Your inspection is free
Same-day visits available
Arrange a visit, take 10% off

You'll see the crown from the yard and hear what we found in everyday terms.

Your written price is freeYou get free written prices for sealing and for rebuilding, side by side.
Family owned and runFamily owned, and we build crowns in Cedar Key the way we'd want our own built.
Our workmanship warrantyEach crown we seal or rebuild is listed on the quote with our workmanship warranty beside it.

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Reinforcing a new crown

Concrete shrinks as it cures, and it moves as it heats and cools. The Brick Industry Association describes shrinkage cracking as a certainty and points to reinforcement to control it, with more in the overhang where the concrete is thinnest and most exposed.

Our pros place reinforcement within the crown's thickness, clear of the surface so it stays protected by concrete. Steel set too close to the surface rusts and cracks the crown from within, which is why where the steel sits is half the job. The type of reinforcement used is written on your quote. A thicker crown protects the steel better.

A metal sheet beneath the crown

The Brick Industry Association's chimney details place flashing directly below the crown, running past the inner face of the masonry and bent up to meet the flue liner, with a drip at the outer edge. It catches water that gets through the crown before it reaches the brick below.

Under a cast-in-place crown, that flashing can also serve as the bond break between the crown and the masonry. Our specialists include it on crown rebuilds where the chimney allows, and they'll explain what it adds. It's a detail you won't see from the ground, and it's one of the reasons a well-built crown lasts.

Forming and pouring a crown in place

A cast-in-place crown starts with the old top removed down to sound brick. Our pros build a wooden form around the top of the chimney that sets the overhang and the crown's thickness, with a strip on the underside to cut the drip.

Bond breaks go around the flue tiles, reinforcement is placed, and the concrete is poured and worked to a slope from the flues outward. The surface is finished smooth so water runs off cleanly. The form comes off once the concrete has set enough to hold its shape. The whole process is priced as one line on the quote.

Free Inspection

The crown and cap, checked at no charge

Whether the top is a real crown or a thin mortar wash
Cap fastening and how it bears on the crown
Coating, patch or new crown, each option with its price
Precast or poured in place, and which suits the chimney

Claim 10% off your first service

Seal or rebuild the crown in Cedar Key; a first booking is 10% off.

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FAQs

Crown questions from homeowners in Cedar Key

Should the cap be replaced at the same time?

If it's rusted, loose or fastened into the damaged area, doing both on one visit saves a second setup on the roof. The crown and the cap are priced separately so you can choose.

Does crown repair come with a warranty?

Yes, our workmanship warranty covers the crowns we seal or rebuild, and the quote records exactly what was done. Reserve your free crown inspection in Cedar Key at (352) 675-6366.

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