Rebuilding chimney crowns for homes in Micanopy

Cracks in the concrete on top of your chimney? Local pros read them on your free inspection in Micanopy and seal or rebuild the crown.

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Rain streaking down the brick face

Seeing dark wet streaks or white stains running down the brick from the top of the chimney? Water is running off the crown and straight down the face, because the crown stops level with the brick face and has no overhang.

A crown that projects past the brick with a drip groove underneath throws water clear of the chimney face, so the brick stays drier. Our pros rebuild crowns that way, and they'll look at the brick and mortar below for damage the runoff has caused. Each repair is priced separately. Reserve a crown with a proper overhang in Micanopy by dialing (352) 675-6366.

Micanopy is on our Alachua County list of places we serve. When the 2020 Census counted Micanopy, it found 648 residents.

What's Included

Hairline seals up to new cast crowns

Open cracks cleaned out and filled
Overhangs and drip edges formed on every side
Short or broken flue tiles repaired first
Multi-flue crowns sloped away from every tile

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Local Conditions

Leaves collecting on the crown

If trees overhang your roof in Micanopy, leaves and needles gather on the chimney crown, especially around the flue tiles and behind the cap. The pile holds water against the concrete long after rain stops. Our specialists clear the debris, check the surface and flue seals underneath, and suggest a cap design that sheds leaves, so the crown can dry between rains.

Our Process

Cracks read, crown sealed, cure recorded

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

Crowns built to shed water in Micanopy

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

Local, family-run crown specialists who come back if a repair doesn't hold.

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 Micanopy 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 the crown edge shouldn't taper to nothing

Crown edges that thin out to a knife-edge look tidy on the day they're poured, but thin concrete cracks and chips first. The Brick Industry Association advises against feathering the crown edge for that reason.

Our pros build the edge with real thickness, formed square and finished with a drip underneath, so it holds up to weather and to anyone who has to work on the roof. It's one of the first places they look on an existing crown, since a crumbling edge tells them how the crown was built and how long the rest will last. A square edge also gives a cap's anchors something solid to grip.

Weather and crown coatings

Crown coatings are applied on a dry surface, inside the temperature range the maker gives, and with enough dry time afterward to cure before rain. Coating a damp crown or one about to be rained on is how coatings fail.

Crown coating gets scheduled around the forecast, and on warm days our pros may lightly mist a hot crown first, as the maker's instructions allow, so the coating doesn't flash-dry. If the weather turns, they'll reschedule rather than risk the work. You'll know the plan for your visit before the day comes. A coating that goes on right stays flexible and keeps sealing the hairline cracks through years of heating and cooling.

Sloping a crown between several flues

A chimney with two or more flues needs a crown that slopes away from every flue tile and leaves no low spot between them. Water collecting between flues finds its way down the outside of the tiles and into the chimney.

Our pros form multi-flue crowns with the high point at the flues and a steady fall to every edge. Each tile gets its own bond break and flexible seal. They also check that the flues stand at sensible heights above the new surface, since a tile left too short becomes a weak point and makes capping harder. Every tile's height goes on the quote.

Free Inspection

Your crown, inspected free

Whether the top is a real crown or a thin mortar wash
Masonry just below the crown, for water damage
Grit or concrete pieces in the gutters below the chimney
Weather window and curing time for the repair chosen

Claim 10% off your first service

Keep water off the chimney top in Micanopy; a first repair is 10% off.

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FAQs

Quick answers about chimney crowns

What's wrong with a mortar crown?

A thin mortar layer cracks quickly and its feathered edge breaks away. The Florida Building Code wants the top in concrete, metal or stone, pitched to shed water and finished with a drip, and our pros build crowns to that standard.

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.

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