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Chattanooga Chimney Repair

2/22/2013

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Recently we repaired a chimney in the East Ridge part of Chattanooga.  Many of the homes there have older stone chimneys that are in need of work.  The characteristic style for the area is grey limestone with a decorative "bead" of mortar between the stones.  For this project, we not only had to repair the stonework, we had to learn the technique of producing a look to match the old work.
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The top of this chimney was badly deteriorated, and hosted multiple families of birds between the stones.
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We gad to remove the top sections of flue and heaps of rotten mortar while trying to keep as much stonework intact as possible.
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Plumbing the flue liners.
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We used hammers and chisels to remove loose and damaged mortar to prepare for the repointing.
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After filling the joints, we used a 1/2" PEX pipe to create the decorative bead which is a common style in the area.
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While matching the color is difficult, I believe we achieved a good match on the style. The fresh mortar will lighten considerably once it cures.
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7 Comments
Devlin MAsonry link
6/12/2013 07:14:37 am

Whew. yeah that needed some work. Looks like you guys did a great job on the repairs! Nice work.

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Jenny link
7/22/2013 04:08:40 pm

Granite and limestone both are the good options for chimney. Last year I have also repaired my chimney cap with granite stone. It has gray color. It is really very beautiful and durable.

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Keara Littner link
3/3/2015 07:41:10 am

That's actually some pretty impressive work. My chimney is a little damaged, but not nearly to the same extent as the one in those pictures. By comparison, I'm sure that mine will be really easy to fix up. I just need to actually find a place that can take care of it for me.

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John Belk link
3/20/2018 02:55:30 pm

Very impressive work!

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4/2/2021 04:20:15 am

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Verna Owen link
5/26/2021 09:25:08 pm

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