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 Universal City. You see photographs of what we find before any repair is agreed.
Universal City sits in northeast Bexar County directly beside Randolph Air Force Base, and the two are inseparable. The city grew through the mid twentieth century largely to house military personnel and their families, and that history still shapes the housing stock.
Much of Universal City dates from the 1960s and 1970s. Those chimneys are now fifty to sixty years old, with mortar joints and crowns that have had decades of Texas heat and the occasional hard freeze.
The base connection also means high turnover. Rental properties and frequently changing ownership mean chimneys here are often overdue for inspection simply because no single owner has held the property long enough to notice.
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 Universal City. 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.
Universal City is in Bexar County, northeast of San Antonio.
Usually the crown and mortar joints first. Five decades of Texas weather opens joints and cracks concrete, and both let water into the structure.
Yes. Turnover housing near the base is frequently overdue simply because nobody has owned the chimney long enough to notice. We photograph everything we find.
They do. Freezes are uncommon but when one arrives, water already inside open mortar joints expands and causes spalling.
Repointing replaces failed mortar while the brick is sound. A rebuild replaces the masonry itself. We recommend the smaller job whenever the structure allows.
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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Throughout Universal City and the Pat Booker corridor beside Randolph Air Force Base.
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