Chimney sweep and repair in Lakewood, OH
Also covering Birdtown, Clifton Park, Rocky River border.
What we see on Lakewood chimneys
Lakewood is dense, walkable, and largely pre-war — a lot of colonials and doubles built close together with tall, narrow brick chimneys. Being a few blocks off the lake means wind-driven rain hits the masonry hard, so crowns and caps take a beating here and flashing leaks are common.
What we get called out for most in Lakewood
Lakewood's tall, narrow stacks take wind-driven rain straight off the lake, so the crown and cap are what fail first here. Most Lakewood calls that start as 'my ceiling is stained' end at the top of the chimney, not inside it.
Chimney Caps, Crowns & Chase CoversWhy Ohio chimneys fail
Ohio's freeze-thaw cycle is what destroys chimneys here: water soaks into brick and mortar in the fall, freezes, expands, and breaks the masonry apart from the inside. Add a long heating season and you get creosote buildup on top of structural damage. More on Ohio.
What we can do while we're in Lakewood
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Recent work
What the work looks like
Our own photographs, from real jobs. Before and after where we have both ends of it.
Cracked crown, and the same crown after
The crown surface is unbroken again, sloped away from the tile and carried out over the brick.
New chase cover and cap
New cover fitted over the chase and the flue capped — the rust it replaced is still showing underneath.
Stainless liner run down the chase
The chase opened at the roof and a single length of stainless flex liner fed down it.
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