Revival homesTudor & Revival Chimney Restoration
Clustered stacks, corbelled tops and clay chimney pots rebuilt to their original shape, brick for brick.
- Chimney pot reset and replacement
- Decorative brick matched
- Rebuilds above the roofline
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Tudor Stacks, Ohio Winters& East Side BrickChimney and masonry repair for Bexley, Berwick, Olde Towne East, Driving Park and German Village
Bexley's streets are lined with 1910s–1930s Tudor, Colonial and Georgian Revival homes, many with tall, decorative chimneys rising through slate roofs. Next door, the Near East Side and German Village are block after block of century-old brick. Central Ohio winters swing above and below freezing again and again, and every swing works water deeper into old masonry. Our crew on S Nelson Rd, just across Alum Creek from Bexley, keeps it all standing, with a dispatcher on the phone 24/7.
43205S Nelson Rd base
Slate& copper flashing
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Chimney & masonry services
Built for Bexley's older houses and Ohio weather
From slate-roof estates on North Drexel to brick doubles in Old Oaks and ranch homes in Eastmoor.
Revival homes
LeaksFlashing on Slate & Tile Roofs
Copper step and counter flashing let into the mortar joints, worked carefully so brittle old slates aren't cracked.
- Copper counter flashing
- Crickets behind wide chimneys
- Slate-safe roof access
Furnace fluesFurnace & Water Heater Liners
When a new high-efficiency furnace leaves the water heater venting alone into a big old flue, condensation can eat the masonry. A sized liner fixes it.
- Stainless and aluminum liners
- Sizing for gas appliances
- Clay tile replacement
BrickTuckpointing & Brick Repair
Worn joints raked out and repointed, and spalled bricks swapped for salvaged or matched brick on homes and walls.
- Lime and blended mortars
- Color and joint-style match
- Spalled brick replacement
StoneFoundations, Sills & Steps
Stone foundations, limestone sills and lintels, and front stoops repaired on Victorian and early-1900s homes.
- Stone foundation repointing
- Limestone sill repair
- Brick and stone steps
SweepsSweeps, Inspections & Caps
HEPA-filtered sweeps, camera inspections for home sales, and caps that keep raccoons and snow out of the flue.
- Level 2 camera inspections
- Animal-proof caps
- Point-of-sale reports
Olde Towne East · Old Oaks · German Village
Columbus's oldest brick, kept sound
Italianate and Queen Anne houses on the Near East Side and the small brick cottages of German Village were built with soft brick and lime mortar. Modern repairs done the wrong way can do more harm than the weather.
Mortar softer than the brick
Hard Portland patches trap moisture and pop brick faces. We mix mortar that gives way first.
Limestone trim
Weathered sills, lintels and window caps patched or replaced with matching stone.
Design review support
Columbus historic districts review many exterior changes. We provide photos, samples and specs for your submittal.
Matched by eye
Sand, color and joint tooling are matched so new work disappears into the old wall.
Cement patch, cracked brickDamaging
Lime repointingWall breathes
East Columbus coverage
Alum Creek to the outerbelt
We're on S Nelson Rd between Broad and Main, minutes from I-70 and I-670. Choose a neighborhood to see the usual drive.
Dispatching toBexley
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Text when we're close
Roof check & quote
Times measured from 572 S Nelson Rd. Snow, ice and I-70 traffic can add minutes, and dispatch confirms a window on the call.
Central Ohio freeze-thaw
A chimney's year in Columbus
Water gets in during fall rain, freezes overnight, thaws by afternoon and repeats all winter. Here's how we stay ahead of it.
FALL
Sweep & seal
Clean the flue, check the cap and apply a breathable water repellent before the first hard frost.
WINTER
Emergency watch
Ice dams, falling brick and smoky fireplaces get a same-day dispatch, day or night.
SPRING
Damage survey
Once the thaw is over we look for spalled brick, cracked crowns and loose flashing.
SUMMER
Rebuild season
Warm, dry weeks are best for crowns, tuckpointing and rebuilds that need mortar to cure.
Leaning stack, loose potsUnsafe
Rebuilt to original designSound for decades
Bexley's Revival-era homes
Decorative chimneys are part of the house's character
Tall stacks catch the wind
Slender Tudor chimneys can lean or crack at the roofline. We check them from the roof, not the driveway.
Chimney pots
Loose clay pots get reset in fresh mortar, and broken ones replaced with similar profiles.
Slate roofs need care
We use roof ladders and padded staging so repairs don't leave cracked slates behind.
Corbels and patterns kept
Every rebuild is photographed and measured first so the brickwork goes back exactly as it was.
Where we work
Bexley and the east side of Columbus
Close-in neighborhoods first, then out to the suburbs along I-70 and I-270.
- Bexley
- Berwick
- Eastmoor
- Olde Towne East
- Old Oaks
- Driving Park
- German Village
- Merion Village
- Downtown Columbus
- Whitehall
- Gahanna
- Reynoldsburg
What does your 24/7 dispatch service cover?
A dispatcher answers every call, nights and holidays too. Water pouring in around a chimney during a storm, bricks falling from a stack or smoke backing into the house all get a crew sent out. If you smell gas, see fire or hear a carbon monoxide alarm, leave the house and call 911 first.
Why is my water heater flue rusting or dripping?
If your furnace was upgraded to a high-efficiency model, the water heater may now vent alone into a large masonry flue. Its exhaust cools and condenses inside, which damages the clay tile and mortar. A properly sized liner usually solves it.
Can you rebuild a Tudor chimney so it looks original?
Yes. We photograph and measure the stack, save sound brick for reuse, source matching brick for the rest and rebuild the corbels, patterns and pots as they were.
Bricks on my chimney are flaking. What causes that?
That's spalling. Water soaks into the brick, freezes and pops the face off. We replace the damaged bricks, fix the crown or cap letting water in, and can apply a breathable repellent.
Do you work on slate roofs around the chimney?
Yes. We install copper flashing on slate and clay tile roofs using roof ladders and careful staging so slates aren't broken during the job.
Do German Village and Olde Towne East repairs need approval?
Many exterior changes in Columbus historic districts go through design review. We can supply photos, mortar samples and specifications to support your application.
Which neighborhoods do you serve?
Bexley, Berwick, Eastmoor, Olde Towne East, Old Oaks, Driving Park, German Village, Merion Village and downtown Columbus, plus Whitehall, Gahanna and Reynoldsburg.
Old chimneys, cold winters, one phone number.
Bexley Chimney & Masonry runs a 24/7 dispatch service for chimney and masonry repairs across east Columbus.
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Bexley Chimney & Masonry
572 S Nelson Rd suite 104
Columbus, OH 43205
(614) 794-0305
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Columbus, OH 43205
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