Chimneys. Re-pointed, rebuilt, properly flashed.
Chimney repair, re-pointing, crown rebuilds, full reconstruction from the roofline up. Brick-matched, properly flashed, sealed for New England winters. Boston.
Chimney Repair · Boston
From a hairline crown crack to a full reconstruction from the roofline up. Brick matched to your home, mortar matched to the era, copper flashing sweat-soldered. New England winters tested.
The work we do
Where most leaks actually come from.
If your roof leaks during a snow melt, the chimney is the suspect ninety percent of the time. The crown, the cricket behind it, the step-flashing where the brick meets the slate — these fail before the field of the roof does. They also fail invisibly. Water tracks down inside the masonry, behind the wall, and shows up two stories down.
We do full chimney work. Re-pointing failed mortar joints with lime-and-cement mortar matched to the era of your home. Rebuilding crowns with proper drip-edge and overhang. Replacing rusted-out flashing with sweat-soldered copper. Tearing down compromised chimneys from the roofline and rebuilding to brick-match.
We also do the quieter work that keeps a sound chimney sound. Waterproofing — a breathable protective treatment over the masonry that sheds water without trapping moisture inside the brick, so the freeze-thaw cycle has nothing to pry apart. And cap installation, sized to the flue, to keep rain, snow, leaves, and the occasional squirrel out of the chimney rather than down inside the wall. Neither is glamorous. Both prevent the leaks that turn into the rebuilds.
On older Boston homes, the chimney work is often more involved than the roof work. We bid both honestly. If the chimney needs to come down to the roofline before we install your slate, we’ll tell you on the first walk.
Our Process
How the work actually gets done.
Senior craftsmen, owner-walked, period-correct materials, sweat-soldered copper. No shortcuts on any of these.
01 / DIAGNOSE
Full Diagnostic Walk
Crown, mortar, flashing, cap, cricket. We document each component’s condition and tell you what’s leaking now vs. what will leak in three years.
02 / SCOPE
Targeted Scope
Re-point only what needs re-pointing. Rebuild only what won’t hold. We don’t oversell. The smaller fix often is the right fix.
03 / REPAIR
Period-Matched Repair
Brick matched to era and color. Mortar matched to original composition (lime-cement ratios). Copper flashing where steel was. Cricket installed if it was missing.
04 / WARRANTY
Documented Warranty
We hand you a binder: photos of every component before and after, material spec, installation date, warranty terms in writing.
Recent Work
A glimpse of the portfolio.
Research Tool
Should I file a claim on this chimney damage?
The Benefitra-built tool runs your specifics through the actual math. No signup. No email gate. No upsell.
- Storm Damage Triage Emergency
- Ice Damming Risk Score Winter prep
“Should I file a claim on this damage or pay out of pocket?”
Chimney damage from storm events often falls in the gray zone of insurance claims — sometimes worth filing, sometimes worth paying out-of-pocket to avoid a premium hit. The Insurance Claim Likelihood calculator runs the math.
Schedule Your Assessment
If the roof is leaking, the chimney is usually why.
We bid chimney work honestly. The smaller repair is often the right one. The best time to find out which you need is fall — an annual inspection before winter catches the crown crack or failed joint while it’s still a re-point, not a rebuild.
The diagnostic walk is free, no obligation, across Boston, Cambridge, and the surrounding towns. You’ll know what’s leaking now, what will leak in three years, and what it costs before any work begins.
or call 617-913-1130 — available 24/7 for emergencies