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Chimney Crown Rebuild in Everett, WA
Cracked or crumbling crown on an Everett brick chimney? Rebuilt with a proper drip edge, starting at $299. Free quote.
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The crown is the concrete cap on top of a brick chimney, and on the pre-1940 houses of north Everett and Riverside it is the part that fails first. Most of those chimneys were topped with a thin mortar wash troweled flush with the brick, not a real crown. Eighty-plus winters later, that wash has typically cracked into a map of fine lines, pulled away from the flue tile, and let water straight down into the top courses of brick. When we see loose brick at the top of a north Everett chimney, the crown is almost always why.
A rebuild means we remove the failed wash and any loose top brick, then form and pour a new crown that is thick at the middle, slopes to shed water, overhangs the brick with a drip edge, and has a bond break around the flue tile so it does not crack when the liner expands. Our crown rebuilds start at $299, and we quote for free after looking at it in person, since the price depends on the chimney size and whether top courses need resetting. Everett is about 45 minutes from our Renton office, and we often fit crown work in with other Snohomish County jobs. If you have another bid, we price match and take 10-25% off.
Symptoms
Signs Everett 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
Everett Conditions
Why this happens in Everett
A crown in Everett has the hardest job on the house. It is the flat, horizontal surface at the highest, most exposed point, and the Sea-Tac normal puts 40.34 inches of rain a year on it, about 73% of it between October and March. Unlike the sloped roof, a flat mortar wash holds that water. Then the temperature does the damage: winter lows average 37.1F in December and 37.7F in January and February, and Seattle sees about 60 days a year that touch 32F but only about 4 that stay frozen all day. That means water in a crown crack freezes and thaws over and over each winter. The Brick Industry Association documents exactly this: saturated masonry that freezes expands and, with repeated cycles, cracks, spalls and disintegrates.
Everett's older north-end chimneys have been through more of those cycles than most in the region, which is why a properly formed, overhanging crown typically matters more here than a cosmetic patch. South Everett prefab chases do not have crowns; those get a chase cover instead.
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 Everett — FAQ
Can you just seal the cracks in my Everett chimney crown instead of rebuilding it?
If the crown is thick, sound, and has only a few shallow cracks, a sealant coat can buy time and we will say so at the free quote. A thin mortar wash on a pre-1940 north Everett chimney that is cracked through and separating from the brick needs a rebuild; sealing it just hides the next winter's damage.
How long does a crown rebuild take on an Everett chimney?
Most crown rebuilds are a single visit. We remove the old wash, reset any loose top brick, form and pour the new crown, and leave it to cure. Weather matters: we schedule pours for a dry window, which in Everett is easiest April through September, though we do dry-day winter work too.
How soon can you do chimney crown rebuild in Everett?
We confirm a time by phone or text after you request a quote; same-day service is often available for urgent problems in Everett and the rest of Snohomish County.
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