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- 2022 Gray Fox Creek, San Antonio, TX 78245, USA
When mortar joints crumble, a crown fails, or a fieldstone stack lets water in, patching over it only buys a season. We rebuild brick and stone chimneys from the ground up, repoint what can be saved, and reset flashing and crowns so the structure sheds water the way it was meant to. Residents here ask for first-hand experiences and recommendations from neighbors before they hire anyone, which is exactly how this kind of work should be chosen.
We had a stretch of rain right in the middle of our rebuild and I figured the whole project would drag into the next month.
The crew covered the open stack, kept the site protected, and still finished when they said they would.
I appreciated that they did not just disappear and leave us guessing.
My mother lives with us and she is not steady on her feet, so I was worried about the crew working around the house.
They kept the walkway clear, warned us before any loud work, and put up a gate so the dog stayed out of the way.
Small things, but they mattered to us.
Another company quoted us a lot less and said they would just seal over the cracked mortar and call it done.
The team here explained that the joints were too far gone for that and showed me why.
It cost more up front, but I would rather pay once than pay twice.
We needed the chimney work to pass inspection for a sale, and I was nervous about the paperwork side of it.
The crew handled the rebuild, kept the flashing correct, and the inspector signed off on the first visit.
That alone was worth hiring them.
Masonry repair is not a one day job, and the order of work matters.
Here is how we take a failing stack from first look to finished, watertight chimney.
Full tear down and rebuild of brick or stone chimneys that have lost structural integrity.
We match brick and mortar as closely as the existing materials allow so the finished stack belongs on the house.
Grinding out failed mortar joints and repacking them with fresh mortar to stop water intrusion and slow further deterioration.
This is often the difference between saving a chimney and replacing it.
Crowns crack, flashing pulls away from the roof, and water finds the gap.
We repair or replace crowns and reset flashing around the chimney so leaks stop at the source instead of staining the ceiling below.
Masonry repair is slow, physical work, and the shortcuts show up within a few seasons. We take the time to prep, match materials, and pack mortar joints correctly, because a chimney that leaks or crumbles is a safety issue, not just a cosmetic one. You get a straight answer about what your chimney needs, a clean site when we leave, and work that is ready for inspection.
We have worked on brick and stone chimneys around this area for 25 years, long enough to know how local sun, clay soil movement and hard summer storms treat masonry.
Homeowners often describe the same story: a DIY patch or a quick mortar smear that looked fine until an inspection or a hard rain proved otherwise.
Owners of older homes in the historic districts around Mission Concepcion and Southtown worry most about aging brick and sparks, and that worry is usually justified.
We rebuild, repoint and reset chimneys rather than covering problems with a coat of paint or a bucket of patch.
Every job starts with a look at the whole system: the stack, the crown, the flashing and the mortar joints that tie it all together.
Residents regularly ask for recommendations for chimney cleaner companies, indicating how hard it is to tell a real local crew from a call center operation, so we show you the work before you commit to it.
If you also need the flue cleaned or inspected, see how we handle older mission era homes here.
We keep the work area clean, protect landscaping and roofing, and walk you through what we found before we start. Anyone weighing up options can click here first.
Our crews work across these 60 ZIP codes.