Stainless steel chimney crown cover

[Chimchimery]

Great, thank you!

So I looked into a mason for the fun of it; my wife isn't thrilled about me doing it myself.

The contractor went up there on the roof and I thought he stated right away he would replace the entire crown. But with his proposal this morning, I am not so sure that is what I am reading for $750.00.

Repair of cracked chimney crown on a one-story home.

• Remove loose and deteriorated concrete from existing chimney crown

• Reseal and rebuild outer flue liner area where concrete has worn away

• Apply new Portland cement for sealing and protection

• Ensure proper slope for water runoff

• (1) Bag of Portland Cement

1-Year workmanship warranty on chimney crown repair

Sounds to me he is just repairing what is up there as I cannot imagine one bag of Portland Cement doing the whole crown???

Does not cover structural movement, weather damage, or lack of maintenance

 

[fire_man]

I never heard of using Portland cement all by itself. It needs to be mixed with an aggregate like sand.
It looks to me like he is doing a patch job for $750 with the wrong material. Or maybe when he says "Portland cement" he really means a mix.

For $750 I'd sneak up there when your wife is not looking and do the job right

 

[Chimchimery]

Even my wife laughed when I shared your comment.

Indeed, turns out the contractor was only re-surfacing the crown. If I wanted to buy myself some time so I can get this tarp off my chimney. What would I use to just resurface the chimney? IE. the proper mix or product. I am not referring to the sealers. But what would I use in terms of a concrete or patch product?

Thank you for all for your inputs.