The type you have will affect your repair costs. Brick is a popular chimney material with an attractive appearance that can increase the value of a home. But over time, bricks and the mortar used ...

When a brick works loose, you cant just shove mortar in around it and expect the repair to last. Pull it out and fix it right ...

It is generally easier to repair a chimney than to replace it. Minor repairs, such as repointing the mortar on the bricks, replacing bricks or replacing a flue, will usually be easier and less ...

Photographs and video from the time appear to show growing cracks in the mortar holding his bricks together ... of the company it had employed to repair the property had not been good enough ...