Cracked chimney crown in Orange Heights? Ask our pros

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

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Crown repairs backed by our warranty

Worried a crown repair won't hold through the next few seasons? Every crown our pros seal or rebuild comes with our workmanship warranty, and the job isn't done until you're happy with it.

Everything that was done, from the coating's name to the crown's slope and overhang, is written on your quote, so there's no question later. If the repair doesn't hold, call and we'll come back to look. It's our 100% satisfaction guarantee applied to the top of your chimney. A crown that's built right the first time is the one you stop thinking about. Talk to our crown specialists in Orange Heights by phoning (352) 675-6366.

Our specialists serve Orange Heights as part of Alachua County. Orange Heights is set inland from Florida's sea coasts.

What's Included

Slope, overhang, drip edge and flue seal

Fine cracks sealed with a flexible coating
Overhangs and drip edges formed on every side
One visit for crown and cap work together
Crown repairs in Orange Heights backed by our warranty

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Local Conditions

Crowns with factory-built flues

If a metal liner or a factory-built flue has been added through the crown of a masonry chimney in Orange Heights, the seal where that metal pipe meets the concrete has to allow for the pipe's movement. Our specialists check that joint and reseal it with a flexible material rated for the heat, following the liner maker's instructions for the top plate and collar.

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

Coatings go on only in the right weather, with wider cracks filled first on homes in Orange Heights.

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 Orange Heights 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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Three kinds of crown crack

Crown cracks fall into three groups, and the group decides the fix. Hairline cracks are fine surface lines, from the concrete shrinking as it cured or from heating and cooling over the years. Open cracks are wide enough to see into, and they carry water straight down into the brick.

Loose sections rock or lift when pressed, which means the crown has cracked through and let go. Our pros check every crack by eye and by hand and note which group it falls into. Hairlines take a coating, open cracks take a fill and a coating, and loose sections call for a new crown.

Filling open cracks before coating

A coating can bridge hairlines, but it can't span an open crack on its own. Those cracks are cleaned out to sound concrete, blown free of dust and filled with a patching compound made for concrete and for outdoor use.

Once the fill has set, the whole crown gets its flexible coating, which ties the patch and the rest of the surface together. Our pros check that the crown around the cracks is still solid before choosing this route. If the concrete breaks away when they clean a crack, the crown is past patching, and they'll show you why. The patch material is named on the quote.

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

Slope of the crown surface and any spot where water sits
Overhang past the brick and whether a drip edge is there
Seals around each flue tile where it passes through the crown
Coating, patch or new crown, each option with its price

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 Orange Heights

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.

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.

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