Are you actually local, or is this a call center?

We're a family-run company based in Little Falls, and Element Hearth and Home is expanding its regular service into the north metro along the Highway 10 and Highway 65 corridors. When you call, you get the people who will be on your roof.

How long does a crown rebuild take?

Most are a single day on site, plus cure time before we would put a cap or a cover back on. Weather moves it more often than the work does.

Do I need a permit to have my chimney tuckpointed or the crown rebuilt?

Almost never. Minnesota Rule 1300.0120 exempts ordinary repairs from the permit process, and repointing joints or pouring a new crown is ordinary repair work. We aren't opening a wall, moving a beam, or altering a vent. Relining a flue is the one that changes the venting system, and that one does get a permit in most cities. We tell you which side of that line your job falls on before we start, in writing.

How fast can you get here from Little Falls?

We run the Highway 10 and Highway 65 corridors on purpose, so north metro work gets grouped into the same days rather than squeezed in one at a time. Call and we'll tell you the next day we're already going to be in your area. That's usually the fastest and cheapest way to get on the schedule.

Do you take on the masonry other chimney companies turn down?

That's most of what we do up here. Plenty of sweeps will clean and inspect all day and then sub out anything that needs a trowel above the roofline. We self-perform crown rebuilds, repointing, and top-half rebuilds, which means a sweep, a roofer or an inspector can hand us the masonry and keep their customer.

Crowns, repointing, and rebuilds are priced off what is actually up there, so we photograph the chimney and send a written number before anyone commits to anything. No trip charge to look at it.

Chimney Repair in Elk River, MN

Elk River sits on Highway 10 between our shop and the north metro, which means we're through here constantly and you're never paying for a special trip.

Call 320.414.0191 Request an Appointment

Free written estimate on any chimney we can see. We send photos of what we found on your roof, not a verbal guess.

Elk River has the same split you see all along this corridor. Older masonry chimneys in the established parts of town, and a large stock of newer homes with framed chimney chases and sheet metal covers. We handle both, and we handle the masonry ourselves rather than subbing it out.

What actually fails here

Cracked crowns. The concrete cap splits, water runs into the joints below it, and the chimney starts coming apart from the top down.
Eroded mortar above the roofline. The only part of the chimney with no protection from the house takes weather on all four sides.
Rusted chase covers. Flat galvanized covers on 1990s and 2000s houses hold standing water until they perforate.
Flashing that was repaired with tar. Tar is a two-year fix that gets sold as a permanent one. Correct flashing is metal, and it's what we install.

Highway 10 is our route

We're based in Little Falls and we run Highway 10 through St. Cloud, Becker, Big Lake and Elk River on a regular schedule. Being on the route means grouped scheduling and no travel premium buried in the estimate. Ask when we're next going to be in town.

No permit for the masonry. Crowns, repointing, rebuilds above the roofline, covers and flashing are all ordinary repairs under Minnesota Rule 1300.0120. Nothing to file, nothing to wait on.

What we do up here

Chimney Crown Rebuilds

The concrete cap on top is the part that fails first in Minnesota. We tear the cracked crown off and pour a new one with a real overhang and a drip edge so water leaves the chimney instead of running down inside the brick.

Tuckpointing & Repointing

Freeze-thaw pulls the mortar out of the joints a little more every winter. We grind the failed joints out and repoint with mortar matched to the brick, so the chimney stops drinking water.

Above-the-Roofline Rebuilds

When the brick above the roof is spalling, leaning, or has open joints all the way through, we take the chimney down to sound masonry and rebuild it. Plenty of chimney companies sub this out. We self-perform it.

Flashing, Chase Covers & Waterproofing

Rusted-through chase covers, failed storm collars, tar-smeared flashing. We replace the metal, correct the flashing, and seal the masonry with a vapor-permeable water repellent.

Straight answers

Are you actually local, or is this a call center?: We're a family-run company based in Little Falls, and Element Hearth and Home is expanding its regular service into the north metro along the Highway 10 and Highway 65 corridors. When you call, you get the people who will be on your roof.
How long does a crown rebuild take?: Most are a single day on site, plus cure time before we would put a cap or a cover back on. Weather moves it more often than the work does.
Do I need a permit to have my chimney tuckpointed or the crown rebuilt?: Almost never. Minnesota Rule 1300.0120 exempts ordinary repairs from the permit process, and repointing joints or pouring a new crown is ordinary repair work. We aren't opening a wall, moving a beam, or altering a vent. Relining a flue is the one that changes the venting system, and that one does get a permit in most cities. We tell you which side of that line your job falls on before we start, in writing.
How fast can you get here from Little Falls?: We run the Highway 10 and Highway 65 corridors on purpose, so north metro work gets grouped into the same days rather than squeezed in one at a time. Call and we'll tell you the next day we're already going to be in your area. That's usually the fastest and cheapest way to get on the schedule.
Do you take on the masonry other chimney companies turn down?: That's most of what we do up here. Plenty of sweeps will clean and inspect all day and then sub out anything that needs a trowel above the roofline. We self-perform crown rebuilds, repointing, and top-half rebuilds, which means a sweep, a roofer or an inspector can hand us the masonry and keep their customer.
What does it cost?: Crowns, repointing, and rebuilds are priced off what is actually up there, so we photograph the chimney and send a written number before anyone commits to anything. No trip charge to look at it.

Get a number on it

Call or text 320.414.0191, or send us the address and a photo of the chimney and we'll tell you what we're looking at.