We moved into our house a little over a year ago and recently we started getting some leaking around the chimney. The chimney is chase is tiled over inside but is still open from the roof. It’s all masonry.
I called the roofing company they came over checked it out and determined it was the chimney crown. They quoted cleaning the exterior and then elastomeric sealing it.
I then called a chimney place to see what they recommended. They inspected and gave several recommendations. They sell and install a metal cap instead of redoing the crown, which seems to more common in central SC.
The cap is much more expensive ($1500+) than the bags of concrete and wire mesh for me to rebuild a new crown. Has anyone redone their own crown? Any thoughts on metal (stainless) versus concrete crown?
I’m still deciding if we should return it to working order, but at the very least I need to address the leaking. Cheapest fire option is a minimum of $7k.
I called the roofing company they came over checked it out and determined it was the chimney crown. They quoted cleaning the exterior and then elastomeric sealing it.
I then called a chimney place to see what they recommended. They inspected and gave several recommendations. They sell and install a metal cap instead of redoing the crown, which seems to more common in central SC.
The cap is much more expensive ($1500+) than the bags of concrete and wire mesh for me to rebuild a new crown. Has anyone redone their own crown? Any thoughts on metal (stainless) versus concrete crown?
I’m still deciding if we should return it to working order, but at the very least I need to address the leaking. Cheapest fire option is a minimum of $7k.