Your chimney crown made watertight in Melrose

Choose crown repair from the findings, with your estimate in writing and a free inspection in Melrose.

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

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Getting a new cap? Check the crown first

Planning a new chimney cap? A cap that fastens to a cracked crown won't hold as well, and the crown will keep letting water in around the cap's base no matter how good the cap is.

Any cap job starts with the crown, and you'll know if it needs sealing or rebuilding before the cap goes on. Doing the crown and the cap on the same visit saves a second setup on the roof. Each job has a separate price, so the money is easy to follow. Talk to our pros about crown and cap work together in Melrose at (352) 675-6366.

Melrose is a listed service location spanning Alachua, Bradford, Clay and Putnam counties. This does not extend our service area to every address in those counties; confirm your location when booking.

Melrose sits away from Florida's Gulf and Atlantic shoreline. The Gainesville reference point is roughly 18 miles from Melrose as the crow flies.

What's Included

Slope, overhang, drip edge and flue seal

Flat crowns rebuilt with a proper slope
Flue tile seals cut out and redone flexibly
Temporary covers until the new crown goes on
One visit for crown and cap work together

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Local Conditions

Rain and sun on crowns in Melrose

Salt doesn't reach a crown in Melrose, so what wears it down is rain soaking into cracks and sun heating the surface day after day. The concrete expands and contracts, and hairline cracks slowly open. Our pros catch cracks while they're still fine lines, when a flexible coating can still keep water out and a new crown isn't needed yet.

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

Curing time for your crown in Melrose is written on the quote before work starts.

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 Melrose 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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Why a mortar wash isn't a crown

A lot of chimneys were topped with a thin layer of mortar spread across the last course of brick and tapered to nothing at the edge. It looks like a crown, but mortar in a thin layer cracks quickly, and the feathered edge breaks away first.

Concrete, metal or stone across the top of a brick chimney is what the Florida Building Code wants, pitched so water runs off, finished with a drip at the edge, and given a flexible, caulked joint where each flue liner passes through. Our specialists replace a failing mortar top with a crown built to that standard, cast in place or precast. Either kind comes with a slope, an overhang and a drip.

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.

Why crowns need a close look

From the ground, a crown is a gray line at the top of the chimney. Hairline cracks, a failed flue seal, a feathered edge or a flat surface holding water can't be seen from there, and binoculars only help a little.

From the roof or a ladder, our specialists can see and touch every crack and check the slope with a level. They'll describe what they found and point out the crown from the yard so it makes sense. Inspecting costs you nothing, and it's the surest way to know what the crown really needs.

Free Inspection

The crown and cap, checked at no charge

Cracks across the crown, sorted into hairline, open or loose
Whether the top is a real crown or a thin mortar wash
Signs of crown leaks inside, at the damper and smoke chamber
Precast or poured in place, and which suits the chimney

Claim 10% off your first service

Book your crown repair today and claim a 10% discount on your first service.

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FAQs

Crown questions from homeowners in Melrose

Why does the crown need to overhang the brick?

So water running off the crown drips clear of the chimney instead of running down the brick face. A drip edge underneath the overhang makes it work.

Can you look at the crown the same day in Melrose?

Same-day inspections are available when the schedule has room. If water is coming in, tell us on the call and a temporary cover can go on first. Reach our crown pros about Melrose at (352) 675-6366.

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