Repairing/sealing a crown

[Reckless]

Hi everyone Anyone ever hear of this stuff? geocel pro flex (broken link removed to http://www.ebay.com/itm/Geocel-Corp-22200-Pro-Flex-Multi-Purpose-Brushable-Sealant-/300894960161#vi-content)

I got a quote today from a sweep for $480 which includes 2 flues swept, crown sealed and 2-3 SS caps, this sound right? He showed me the pics of the crown and there were obvious cracks and when I bought the house 4 months ago there were never caps installed......... Thanks!!

 

[mellow]

I have the same project lined up for this summer, I was going to use Crownseal for mine since that is a dedicated product for doing just that I figured it would be the best to get.

Cheapest I have been able to find a 2 gal bucket of it: (broken link removed to http://www.ebay.com/itm/CrownSeal-Waterproof-Coating-2-gal-/221213447329?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33815954a1)

 

[Reckless]

Yea that's expensive. The sweep said it was 80 to repair and seal the crown so..... yea

 

[webby3650]

Yea that's expensive. The sweep said it was 80 to repair and seal the crown so..... yea

That's way too cheap! It needs a good wire brushing, cracks filled and the entire crown masked off and crown coated. It just can't be done properly for that price. If you want it to last, use crown coat from Chimney Saver. $80 sounds seems like a good deal, but it will not last.

 

[Eaglecraft]

After rebuilding my chimney crown using concrete, I coated the new crown with CrownCoat by Chimney Saver. It goes on with a brush and cures to a light gray color in a few hours. That was about seven years ago. No cracks or any signs of degradation yet. The product isn't cheap ( I paid about $120 a bucket) - proving once again that there is no such thing as a free lunch.

I rebuilt the crown after my sweep cleaned the chimney flue and completed repairs to the crown which didn't hold up - proving once again that if you want something done right - do it yourself.

Good luck with your repair.

 

[Reckless]

Yea I attempted to get on the roof today..... I don't ever remember being that scared in my life but Im only 30 (I have an 11 pitch roof I was told) so yea I am not doing anything myself and I am going to make sure he does it right.

( I paid about $120 a bucket)

How much of the bucket did you actually use AND what ever was left is it still in a usable state? Not that I want it or anything just curious on how much waste there is if any.

 

[Eaglecraft]

Yea I attempted to get on the roof today..... I don't ever remember being that scared in my life but Im only 30 (I have an 11 pitch roof I was told) so yea I am not doing anything myself and I am going to make sure he does it right.


How much of the bucket did you actually use AND what ever was left is it still in a usable state? Not that I want it or anything just curious on how much waste there is if any.

Reckless:

I used the entire bucket on my crown - two coats. First a thin coat, then right away a second thicker coat - and then the bucket contents were "all gone."

Just curious how will you know the job was done right if you can't see what he did? You could rent a "man lift" to get up there. Just kidding!

 

[webby3650]

Even if the sweep does it, make sure he masks of the clay tile and the entire peremiter of the chimney. Doing this makes a very nice clean line, otherwise it just looks sloppy.

 

[Eaglecraft]

Even if the sweep does it, make sure he masks of the clay tile and the entire peremiter of the chimney. Doing this makes a very nice clean line, otherwise it just looks sloppy.

webby3650;

Wanna see a totally sloppy, totally incompetent job, take a look at this: https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/chimney-liner-and-cap-help.61083/#post-764803

 

[mellow]

Ouch.

I was thinking Crownseal because I have some cracks in my crown and I figured that was an all in one solution of filling the cracks then troweling it on over top.

Anyone used both Crownseal and Crowncoat and have a preference?

 

[Reckless]

Id like to bump this because I have not had the work done yet and am still thinking maybe I can do it myself. So, there are cracks in the mortar of the crown do those need to be filled in with something else first before the crown seal??

 

[webby3650]

So, there are cracks in the mortar of the crown do those need to be filled in with something else first before the crown seal??

Yes, I use concrete crack repair in a tube from quickrete. It stays pliable.