Chimney Repair in Eden Prairie, MN
We offer chimney repair throughout Eden Prairie, on brick stacks atop houses from the plats of the 1950s and 1960s, from the busy building years of the 1970s and from the years since 2000. County records date more than 1,000 Eden Prairie houses to each of those stretches.
10 Years
Workmanship warranty, in writing
Eden Prairie at a Glance for Chimney Repair
Property records kept by Hennepin County date 1,033 Eden Prairie houses from 1955 through 1969, with 1964 the busiest at 164. Many stand in plats of that era: Eden View holds 60 houses built from 1955 to 1965, Forest Knolls 58 from 1965 to 1969, and Westgate 41. On a stack from those years, the price line rests on what Sam finds in the brick and joints between the roofline and the crown. The City counts more than 200 historic resources in Eden Prairie, including two properties on the National Register, and the City Council designates heritage preservation sites on the commission's recommendation. A chimney on an officially designated site is work we refer out; one on a house without that designation is ours to repair.
Larger numbers came later. The same records list 2,257 houses from the 1970s, 520 of them from 1979 alone, and 2,028 built since 2000. Brick stacks on those houses carry the same scope and price lines as older ones, and where a chimney rises through a second story, the extra height adds its own line. Some newer houses have no masonry chimney at all: the fireplace is a factory-built unit, and the box above the roof is framed and sided. A box like that is carpentry and falls outside our work, and Sam has nobody to hand it on to, so check which kind you have before you call.
The Work a Chimney Repair Covers
From the First Call to a Finished Stack
1. You phone, and a person picks up during business hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
2. Sam makes the visit himself, at no charge and with no service call fee, and inspects every part of the stack.
3. Where water is getting in, he runs the hose test during that visit, so the estimate is built on the entry point the test found.
4. You receive a written estimate with the options priced, and where a repair and a rebuild would both hold up, both are on it. Once you sign off, the crew stages the stack, covers plants and the drive, does the work, then cleans up before leaving.
Starting Figures for an Eden Prairie Chimney
The first two lines below assume a single-story house; the third adds for height.
Before you call
Every figure on this page depends on square footage and on what we find when we look. They are rough guides to help you decide whether to call, not quotes. The exact number comes after the visit, and the visit is free.
Sweeping, creosote, flue liners, dampers, gas inserts, and wood stoves go to a chimney sweep or installer.
Eden Prairie Chimney Questions
The mortar on the chimney of our 1970s Eden Prairie house crumbles when we scratch it with a screwdriver. Is something wrong?
It means the joints have worn the way they are meant to. Mortar is made softer than brick so that it fails first and can be replaced, and joints that have gone soft or opened up say the stack is due for repointing. Sam checks how deep the wear goes at the visit.
Our 1960s house in Eden Prairie has a bricked-up fireplace. Can it be opened again?+
Yes. Sam reopens bricked-up fireplaces, and he can inspect the chimney above it on the same visit, so a single estimate covers both the opening and the stack.
Will homeowners insurance pay for the repair?+
That is for you and your insurer to settle. Sam can put what he found in writing for you to send them. The claim and any dealings with the adjuster stay with you.
There is white powder on the brick of our chimney. Should we worry about it?+
The powder itself brushes off and does no harm. It does show that water is moving through the masonry and carrying salt out with it, so Sam looks for where that water is getting in.
After a repair, is the entire stack under your warranty?+
Only the part we worked on. For 10 years, in writing, we stand behind cracking or crumbling brick and joints in our own work, while masonry we left alone sits outside it. The contract spells out every term, so give it a read before signing.
What Customers Say
What appears below is our live Google feed rather than testimonials we picked out, so it shows whatever is genuinely on it.
Book Sam's Visit
For active leaks, we work evenings and weekends, and urgent scheduling costs more, which we tell you before you agree. Exterior mortar work is scheduled for weather mild enough for it to cure.