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.... of my chimney.
It was a bad winter for me and my chimney. Got up on the roof today (two story :shocked: ) to have a look at my chimney. The top has not weathered very well. It's pretty well disintegrated, so I cleaned up all the loose mortar and now I need to reseal it with something.
What do you suggest to use to coat it? Concrete? Something synthetic? What?
Top pic shows the way it was when I took a look.
Second pic is after I cleaned it up.
I didn't take a pic of me with the frightful look on my face being so high up without a stick and rudder :laugh:
Any help is appreciated!
 

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You will need to remove all the old crown mortar and apply new. Mix it till it is a stiff paste then apply with trowel making sure you retain a slope towards the edge all the way round. This is why it is called the crown. When it has fully set return, caulk it at the flue and coat it with a coat or two of a high quality elastomeric concrete sealant. Be very careful on the roof, So as not to harm it or yourself. Mix the mortar on the ground and then haul it up to the roof with a rope and bucket. Take care. You might add a acrylic or latex admixture to the mortar in order to enhance it's stickiness. Be sure the substrate is clean and relatively free of dust before applying the mortar, and especially before the elastomeric coating goes on--elrey
 
cliderman, i agree with the advice thus far, my question is a "chimney" for what?, i dont see a peak/cap etc. on that thing, you dont have rain, snow or cridders trying to get in there?.
 
Anthony-
Funny you should mention a cap... I just started looking into a cap. I'm leaning towards a full cap that covers the entire top of the chimney.
If you look close at the photo's you will see a wire screen that I installed some years ago. Before the screen was installed, we had a "funny smell" in the house.... upon investigation, I found not one but TWO dead squirrels in my chimney.
Anyway, do you think a full chimney cap would be in order?
 
Is interesting, in the snowy and rainy Pa, no roof on her

Elliot, I's just sell it, might be easier
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Don't anything much is selling these days.
I put the fireplace in when we built the house 20 years ago and it has NEVER BEEN LIT. I'm not a fan of fireplaces since I think they waste more energy that they are worth... open flue means all the heat leaving the house... not very effecient.
 
When it comes to fire and fireplaces, hire a pro. And go to Walmart and buy you some of those wax logs. Cheap and very romantic.
 
Your local pro independent chimney sweep would be the guy to ask. Usually bright eccentrics, these guys have seen it all and will steer you straight. --elrey
 
We bright eccentrics have to stick together, don't we....


Fixing your own chimney is like fixing your own teeth.

<span style="font-size: 8pt">....Dr. Bill</span>
 
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