Sixties and seventies masonry
A large share of housing in these northeast Bexar communities dates from the 1960s and 1970s. Those chimneys are now fifty to sixty years old, which is when crowns crack and mortar joints recede noticeably.
Greater San Antonio · Bexar County
Sweeping, inspections, crowns and cap work across Converse. You see photographs of what we find before any repair is agreed.
Converse sits about fifteen miles northeast of downtown San Antonio in Bexar County. It was a small town for most of its history and has grown substantially in recent decades, which gives it a genuinely mixed housing stock.
Older Converse housing from the mid twentieth century carries masonry chimneys now several decades old, where mortar and crown condition are the first things to check. Newer subdivisions built during the growth period use framed chases with metal covers.
Its position near Randolph Air Force Base also means a substantial military and rental population, and rental chimneys are frequently overdue for inspection.
A large share of housing in these northeast Bexar communities dates from the 1960s and 1970s. Those chimneys are now fifty to sixty years old, which is when crowns crack and mortar joints recede noticeably.
Proximity to Randolph Air Force Base means high turnover, rentals and property management. Chimneys in rental stock are frequently overdue for inspection simply because nobody has owned the problem.
Hard freezes are uncommon in Bexar County but they arrive. Water already sitting inside open mortar joints is what causes spalling when temperatures drop.
Recent development in and around these cities uses framed chases with metal covers, which fail at the top rather than in the structure.
The full Lowes Chimney Sweep inventory is available across Converse. Crown, masonry and inspection work carry the emphasis because of the age of much of the local housing.
Rental and turnover housing is frequently overdue for inspection. We photograph everything we find, which is useful for landlords and buyers alike.
On newer infill construction the chase cover is the component that fails first.
A cracked crown on a chimney this age lets water straight into the masonry below. Cheap to repair, expensive to leave.
On fifty and sixty year old masonry, mortar has usually receded. Repointing at this stage prevents a partial rebuild later, and the honest test is whether a joint can be scratched out by hand.
Converse is in Bexar County, northeast of San Antonio.
Converse has both older masonry and newer framed chases. The inspection tells us which, and the correct repair depends entirely on it.
Usually the crown and mortar joints first, then liner condition if the chimney is mid-century.
Yes. We work with landlords and property managers regularly and provide photographs of what we find for your records.
The chase cover, then the cap. Both are water problems rather than structural ones.
Once a year for a fireplace in regular use.
No. Covers go down before we start and dust-controlled equipment runs throughout the visit.
Yes, seven days a week including Sundays.
We cover the northeastern side of the San Antonio metro, including Schertz, Cibolo, Converse, Live Oak, Selma and Universal City.
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