Residential Chimneys
A real masonry stack — brick, stone, or river rock — built for fire, ice, and Shield weather.
Who it is for
New chimneys on cottages and houses, rebuilds above the roofline, and river-rock stacks that are masonry all the way, not a veneer on a wood box.
What done looks like
A stack that is straight, flashed at the roof, crowned so water leaves, and lined for the appliance or the fireplace it serves.
What to send
A photo from the ground and one from the attic if you can get there. The fuel. Whether this is new, a rebuild, or a stack that is leaning.
On this line
Brick, stone, river rock
Brick is the usual cottage stack. Fieldstone belongs beside a house that is already stone. River rock is a full masonry chimney of rounded stone — heavier, and not a sticker veneer.
Above the roof
The stack above the roofline takes the weather. Crowns crack, bricks spall, flashing opens. A partial rebuild stops there when the stack below is sound. We look before we price a full teardown.
Interior drafts better
A chimney inside the house stays warmer and drafts on a cold start. An outside chimney can be right. It has to be built for that exposure, not copied from an interior detail.
The flue
Clay tile or a listed liner, sized to the fireplace or the appliance. The wood install and the WETT inspection sit with Basswood Fireplaces. The masonry has to be ready for that inspection.
Questions
Do you build river rock chimneys?+–
Yes. Rounded river rock, a full masonry stack, mortared for freeze-thaw. It is not a thin stone skin on a framed chase unless that is what was drawn and you have asked for veneer.
Can you rebuild just the top?+–
Often. If the deterioration is the crown, the top courses, and the flashing, we rebuild from a sound course. If the stack is leaning or the flue is failed, the price is for the real job.