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, Comal & Guadalupe Counties
Sweeping, inspections, crowns and cap work across Selma. You see photographs of what we find before any repair is agreed.
Selma is a small city on the I-35 corridor northeast of San Antonio, and like Schertz it spans three counties: Bexar, Comal and Guadalupe. It sits about eighteen miles north of downtown San Antonio.
Selma has grown considerably from its origins as a small settlement, and most of its residential development is relatively recent. That means framed chase construction rather than solid masonry across the majority of the city.
The corridor position also puts it in the fastest-growing part of the metro, with Comal and Guadalupe counties both among the fastest-growing in Texas. Fast building brings its own faults, particularly chase covers fitted without adequate slope.
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 Selma. 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.
Selma is in Bexar, Comal & Guadalupe Counties, northeast of San Antonio.
Selma spans Bexar, Comal and Guadalupe counties. It rarely affects the chimney work, but it does determine which county handles permits and property records.
The chase cover and the cap. On recent construction these fail before anything structural does, and both are water problems.
It is the metal lid on top of a framed chimney chase. When it corrodes or does not drain properly, water enters the framing rather than the flue.
Yes, if you burn wood in them. Creosote accumulates regardless of the age of the flue.
Almost always a failing chase cover. Worth looking at before the next heavy rain.
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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Throughout Selma, including Retama Springs, Stonebrook and Forest Creek.
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