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Chimney Crown Rebuild in Edmonds, WA
Crown rebuilds starting at $299 for Edmonds' 50- to 90-year-old masonry chimneys. Overhang, drip edge and slope, built to shed Puget Sound rain.
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On an Edmonds masonry chimney, the crown is typically the first part to fail and the first part that should be fixed. The original crowns on 1950s-70s ramblers and view homes are usually a thin mortar wash with no overhang; on the pre-1940 Bowl homes, whatever was up there has often been patched with roofing tar or a coat of cement more than once. Either way, water gets through the cracks, into the top courses of brick and down around the flue tile, and that's where the loose brick, rust streaks and cracked liner tops we find on Edmonds chimneys come from.
Our crown rebuild, starting at $299, strips the failed material, forms a new crown that overhangs the brick with a drip edge, slopes away from the flue, and leaves a flexible joint at the tile so it can expand without cracking the crown. We'll tell you if the top courses need resetting at the same time, and we can add a cap while we're up there. Edmonds, Woodway and Esperance are about 40 minutes from our Renton office. We give a free quote, a free 2nd-opinion quote if you have another bid, and price match plus 10-25% off. If you're not happy, we're not done. Crown rebuild details, or call 206-453-2045.
Symptoms
Signs Edmonds homeowners notice
- Pieces of concrete or mortar missing from the top edge of the chimney
- Cracks wide enough to see daylight or fit a coin into
- The crown is flat or dished in the middle so water pools on it
- No overhang: the slab ends flush with the brick faces
- The top two or three courses of brick are spalling or loose
- A previous crown sealant is peeling off and the cracks underneath have reopened
Edmonds Conditions
Why this happens in Edmonds
Edmonds crowns take the worst of the local weather. They're flat, fully exposed, and under Sea-Tac's long-term normals they see 40.34 inches of rain a year, about 73% of it between October and March. Water sits in any crack. The Brick Industry Association documents that water freezing in saturated masonry expands and drives cracking, spalling and disintegration, and Puget Sound's winter pattern, normal lows around 37F with roughly 60 days a year touching 32F and only about 4 staying frozen, means a wet crown freezes and thaws again and again rather than once. A thin mortar-wash crown from the 1960s has no margin for that. On Edmonds' older masonry, where the brick below the crown is already more absorbent than modern brick, a failed crown typically leads to loose top courses within a few winters and a cracked flue-tile top after that. A crown rebuild starting at $299 is the cheap end of that sequence; a chase or partial rebuild starting at $299 is the next step.
How It Works
Our chimney crown rebuild process
Remove the failed crown
We break out the old slab or mortar wash down to solid brick, protecting the flue opening so debris does not fall into the chimney.
Repair the top courses
Any loose or spalled brick in the top courses is reset or replaced so the new crown sits on sound masonry.
Form with overhang and slope
We build a form that projects past the brick faces on all sides and slopes the surface away from the flue so water runs off instead of sitting.
Pour and finish
The crown is poured in a single placement with a bond break around the flue tile so heat expansion does not crack it, and a drip edge is formed on the underside of the overhang.
Cure and seal
Once cured, we apply a breathable water repellent and, where useful, a flexible sealant at the flue joint. A new cap goes on if the old one is damaged.
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Chimney Crown Rebuild in Edmonds — FAQ
The top of my Edmonds chimney has been patched with tar. Can you rebuild the crown over that?
No, and you shouldn't want us to. Tar patches hide cracks, trap moisture and don't bond to new concrete. We remove the old layers down to sound brick, reset any loose top courses, then form the new crown. It's a little more work on pre-war Bowl homes, and we'll show you photos of what we found before we close it up.
Can the crown be rebuilt on a hillside Edmonds home with a steep roof?
Yes. We do crowns on steep and view-lot roofs in Edmonds routinely. We set up roof anchors and staging for the crew and materials, and we pick a dry window for the pour so the crown cures properly. Access affects our setup time more than your price, and the free quote covers it.
How soon can you do chimney crown rebuild in Edmonds?
We confirm a time by phone or text after you request a quote; same-day service is often available for urgent problems in Edmonds and the rest of Snohomish County.
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