Sometimes an inspection finds masonry that patching can't honestly save: upper courses freeze-damaged through, widespread spalling, a leaning stack, mortar gone to sand. At that point, rebuilding is the repair.
Most rebuilds are partial — commonly from the roofline or the top few feet up, where weather exposure is most brutal. Full rebuilds are for chimneys damaged through their height. Either way, the goal is a stack that's ready for decades of Colorado weather, not just a cosmetic reset.
Careful demolition of the failed masonry to sound material. New brick and mortar selected to match the home. A properly built crown — thick, sloped, overhung, bond-broken at the flue. Flue tiles aligned and joined correctly. Cap and flashing finished so the new stack is sealed against weather from day one.
We rebuild when repair would be throwing good money after failed masonry — and we say so plainly, with photos of why. When targeted repair genuinely can save the stack, that's what we recommend instead. Repair when possible, replace when necessary: it's been the Baker principle since 1997.
These services often go hand in hand with rebuilds:
It comes down to how deep the deterioration goes. An inspection — with photos you can see — establishes whether sound masonry remains to repair to.
We select brick and mortar to blend with the remaining structure. Weathered originals never match new material perfectly on day one, but the difference softens with exposure.
Yes — rebuilding a stack and reinstalling a failed crown over it would defeat the purpose. The top-end components are part of doing it right.
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