Do you come this far out?

Yes. These highways are how we get between Little Falls and the north metro, so this is our route rather than a special trip.

Our chimney is on a house from the 1920s. Can it be repointed?

Usually, with the right mortar. Old soft brick needs soft mortar. Repointing an old chimney with modern high-strength mix is how people accidentally destroy them.

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 Zimmerman & Princeton, MN

Highway 169 and Highway 65 are how we get between Little Falls and the north metro. Everything along them is on our route.

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.

Out here you get older farmhouse and small-town masonry alongside newer rural builds, and a much higher share of homes that genuinely heat with wood. Both of those push the same repairs to the front of the list.

Wood heat plus full exposure

A chimney that runs hot every winter day and stands fully exposed to the wind is working harder than almost anything in the metro. Daily thermal cycling opens joints. Wind-driven rain fills them. The overnight freeze does the rest. That's why crowns crack early out here and why the top three or four feet of a stack often needs rebuilding while the rest is still sound.

What we do about it

We rebuild the top section on sound masonry, repoint what is worth saving with mortar matched to the brick, and pour a crown with a real overhang and drip edge so water leaves the chimney instead of running back into it. Where there's a stove or an insert involved we'll tell you straight whether the liner work needs a permit. The masonry does not.

Corridor scheduling. We run 169 and 65 regularly. Ask when we're next through and get on that day.

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

Do you come this far out?: Yes. These highways are how we get between Little Falls and the north metro, so this is our route rather than a special trip.
Our chimney is on a house from the 1920s. Can it be repointed?: Usually, with the right mortar. Old soft brick needs soft mortar. Repointing an old chimney with modern high-strength mix is how people accidentally destroy them.
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.