What to use for Chimney Mortar Repairs

Cracked mortar and concrete around your chimney can lead to roof leaks. So, seal them up. But how? And which products should you use?

Cracks Come...

But they don’t just go away on their own. Wind, rain, snow, sleet, hail, changes in temperature – they all stress the mortar between the bricks or stone on your chimney and can lead to leaks. Make sure the smoke is going up your chimney, not out the sides. Seal up those cracks in the mortar with Sashco’s Mor-Flexx® textured caulk. It comes in colors that match standard mortar and concrete colors but easily stretches and compresses to move with your home. And once it’s there, it won’t let go. It really sticks, and since it’s textured, it blends in with the look of your concrete, mortar and other similar surfaces.

Leaks Anyone?

Leaks will naturally occur at the same time the concrete cracks. It’s easy to seal those leaks and keep your mortar repairs looking nice, even when the weather isn’t perfect. Just apply Sashco’s Through the Roof!® clear flexible, waterproof roof sealant. Like Mor-Flexx, it has extreme elasticity. But Through the Roof! is also ultra clear, which means people will see your chimney, not ugly black asphalt. It’s available in cartridges, for sealing gutters, flashing and smaller jobs, and brush-grade for repairs to shingles, vents and more!

Keep Cracks and Leaks from Coming...

Let Mor-Flexx and Through the Roof! help keep your chimney in tip-top shape year round.

For more information on Mor-Flexx and Through the Roof!, visit www.sashco.com

Article Author

Since 1936, Sashco has led the way in innovation and product performance, manufacturing high quality sealants for conventional homes as well as finishing and maintenance products for log homes. Consistently delighting customers with a better way, Sashco is now celebrating 75 years in business. Founded by Don Burch in Denver Colorado, Sashco manufactures and operates at its headquarters and plant facility north of Denver. Even today, Sashco relies on its founder's sense of integrity as an operating philosophy. This philosophy has been expanded to Sashco's four core values; truth, trust, care and forgiveness. Sashco is famous for its Big Stretch® and Lexel® sealants, as well as many other unique caulking products and its Transformation stain and other products for log homes. Visit www.sashco.com for more.

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