Complete Masonry Repair Service

A masonry chimney needs a great deal of care to keep it in good working order. Regular checkups are a must for any homeowner that wants their chimney to last, deterioration, and water damage, are among a few of the causes that can put your chimney in a dangerous situation. That is why London Chimney Service is committed to keeping your chimney as well maintained as possible, we offer regular annual inspections, as well as all types of masonry repairs.

1. Tuck pointing
• The easiest way to explain what Tuck pointing is, is to say that it is like having a cavity filled, if you do not have it filled, and continue to use it day after day exposing it to the elements, it will slowly but surly deteriorate. On a chimney Tuck pointing is simply replacing the bad or deteriorating mortar in between the brick, in essence to replenish the brick so that further deterioration does not continue.
2. Crown reconstruction
• A concrete crown is meant to protect your chimney against water damage to you bricks and liner, when a crown cracks, splits or in any other way is damaged your chimneys bricks and liner are left unprotected against water damage, this causes a freeze and thaw cycle causing bricks to spalder and fall apart and also allows water to run down into your liner this causes deterioration between the flues causing damage to the flue tiles making your liner no longer safe to use. In some cases it is not necessary to completely reconstruct the crown however in other cases were damage is so severe reconstruction is necessary, another way to protect your chimney against water damage is by using A rain cap
3. Punch out
• Punch-out is replacing individual bricks which have spalded, this is used to save time and money when your entire chimney does not need to be repaired only sections of it need maintenance.
4. Crack packing
• Crack packing is were we repair a gap that has been created in between your chimney flues (if area is accessible)in order to prevent creosote from entering unprotected areas of your chimney and home (i.e. walls, mantels) with the purpose of chimney fire prevention.
5. Flue replacement
• When we determine you have a bad, cracked or deteriorated flue section in you chimney, flue replacement is then necessary, in order to protect your home from combustible material, the flue (or liner) is what conducts the ventilation of combustible and hazardous chemicals such as carbon monoxide out of your home.
6. Total chimney restoration

London Chimney Service provides complete chimney restoration, we can take your damaged, battered and beaten chimney and make it look, feel and act like new. Our chimney professionals are certified technicians, your chimney will be as good as new in no time.