The chimney is one part of the home or building of any other kind that serves such an important role in the same. The chimney will be the part of the home that serves to allow for the combustion of materials and consequently allowing for the venting of the elements of debris and the like by-products to be vented off the property as safely as can be.
When it comes to chimney building and design, one that is built of high quality materials and as well with the best of craftsmanship going into it will certainly not just add to the beauty of the property but will as well give the rustic and aesthetic appeal of the structure a kick at the end of the day. However, one thing that many property owners and managers forget is the need to take good care of their property’s chimneys such as in chimney inspections and repairs so as to maintain their health and integrity at large.
One thing that you need to remember as a fact is that the severe weather conditions we witness all around us happen to have such a serious toll in due time on the masonry works on our chimneys as a matter of fact. If not addressed as should be, these effects will in the end get to pose such a serious threat to the entire structural integrity of the chimney and the building at large. Over the winters, the freezing weather conditions will cause the bricks to shrink which in turn gets to stretch the cement bonding the bricks. Such kind of a failure in the cement so holding the bricks together ends up allowing moisture to get in through the cracks. With this water inside the cracks and between the layers of bricks on the chimneys, they get to freeze as well and as they freeze, they expand and this results in the separation of the upper rows of the bricks which in the end get to separate in such a slow and sure process. Coming to the summers, this is not eased anyway as the blistering temperatures of the summers will have an exact opposite effect to that of the winters.
Added to this, you need to know of the fact that as years pass by and brick and stonework ages, there is increased the risk of weakening. This is where we see another need for you to ensure that you have so scheduled such a regular and ongoing repair and maintenance of your chimneys through chimney repair works and masonry works of regular nature so as to ensure that your property is ever structurally sound for use.