by Christina Robinson | Water Damage
Bricks and mortar are one of the strongest and most durable building materials. Therefore, a brick and mortar chimney should last for decades. However, one element can be extremely damaging to your chimney – water. Moisture enters the chimney in a variety of ways.... by Christina Robinson | Chimney Maintenance
Nothing is quite as frustrating – or as costly – for a homeowner as an unidentifiable leak. Worse yet are leaks that continue to return year after year despite putting time and money into preventing them. According to Inspect America, water damage is the number one... by Christina Robinson | Chimney Maintenance
All masonry will eventually begin to deteriorate, but this is especially true of chimney masonry, which has to withstand an extraordinary amount of weather—positioned as it is at the very top of your roof, where it is in the direct line of fire of sun, wind, rain, and...