The usual findings are deteriorated crowns, open joints and spalled brick on the weather face, caps lost to wind, flashing failures where tall stacks pass through steep roofs and liners that are cracked or absent. Asset Roofing & Chimney inspects, repoints, rebuilds crowns, replaces caps, repairs flashing, installs stainless steel liners, rebuilds chimneys from the roofline up, and waterproofs porous masonry.
Repair, repoint or rebuild in Bernardsville
We inspect from the roof and from inside before recommending work, and on a large multi-flue chimney we identify which flues are active and what each one serves. The typical scope on an older Bernardsville chimney is a new crown cast with expansion joints and a drip edge, repointing with a mortar compatible with the old brick or stone, mechanically fastened stainless caps on active flues, new flashing with a cricket where needed and liners for flues in use.
Where the stack above the roof is loose, leaning or deeply spalled on multiple faces, a rebuild from the roofline up is more durable than piecemeal repair. We match brick or stone and reproduce corbeled detail so the rebuilt chimney continues to look like it belongs on the house. A breathable water repellent applied afterward reduces the moisture the masonry absorbs and slows the freeze-thaw cycle.
