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.
The top of this chimney was badly deteriorated, and hosted multiple families of birds between the stones.
We gad to remove the top sections of flue and heaps of rotten mortar while trying to keep as much stonework intact as possible.
Plumbing the flue liners.
We used hammers and chisels to remove loose and damaged mortar to prepare for the repointing.
After filling the joints, we used a 1/2" PEX pipe to create the decorative bead which is a common style in the area.
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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