Chimney Repair & Masonry in Douglasville, GA

Chimney Repair & Masonry for Douglasville Homeowners

Douglasville sits at the far western end of what we cover, and it splits cleanly in two. The subdivisions that spread west and south through the 1990s and 2000s are almost entirely prefabricated fireplaces — metal fireboxes, framed chases, chase covers that are now reaching the age where they rust through. The historic core near O'Neal Plaza is the opposite: older masonry, some of it substantial, which has had varying levels of care. Because it is at our edge, we tend to schedule Douglasville work in blocks, and that is worth knowing when you call — we will usually offer you a choice of specific days.

1990s-2000s prefabricated systems across the newer subdivisions, now at chase-cover replacement age; older masonry in the historic core.

Almost every chimney failure in this part of Georgia is a water story. The crown — the concrete slab across the top — is the stack's roof, and when it cracks, rain runs straight into the masonry core instead of off it. From there the freeze-thaw cycles we get in January do the rest: water in the brick expands, and the face of the brick shears off in flakes. That is spalling, and once it starts it accelerates, because every flake exposes more absorbent surface. A crown recast while the cracks are hairline is a routine job. The same chimney left four winters is a rebuild from the roofline up, at several times the cost.