Chimney rebuilds are what Minnesota winters eventually demand of an old stack: freeze-thaw works on the mortar year after year until brick loosens, the crown cracks through, and the top courses start leaning. We tear deteriorated chimneys down to sound masonry — sometimes to the roofline, sometimes further — and rebuild them plumb with new brick, a properly cast concrete crown, and stainless caps that keep water and animals out for good.
A rebuilt chimney is more than a safety fix. It is one of the most visible pieces of masonry on the house, and a clean rebuild with well-matched brick sharpens the whole roofline. If your chimney is shedding brick faces, dropping mortar chunks in the yard, or visibly leaning, it has moved past repair — and it is worth a look before another winter works on it.
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We scaffold the stack, strip the failed masonry course by course, and stop where the brick and mortar are still sound — no more, no less. Then the chimney goes back up plumb and square, with full mortar joints, a bond that matches the original, and a crown cast in place with an overhang and drip edge so water sheds away from the brick instead of running down its face.
The crown is where most chimneys lose the war, so we refuse to shortcut it. A proper crown is concrete, not a smear of mortar; it is thick at the center, pitched to drain, and isolated from the flue so the two can move independently. Add a stainless cap over each flue and the rebuild is protected at the exact points the old chimney failed.
A chimney rises straight through the most visible plane of the roof, so a mismatched rebuild announces itself from the street. We source brick to match size, color range and texture, and tune the mortar color so new work reads as original. On older Minneapolis housing stock with discontinued brick, we blend — pulling the closest match and distributing it so the eye never catches a seam.
Rebuilds also pair naturally with the rest of the masonry on the house. While the scaffold is up it is the right time to look at repointing upper walls, resetting loose brick, or addressing the porch and steps — one mobilization instead of three.
The Twin Cities put a chimney through dozens of freeze-thaw cycles every winter. Any water that gets into a joint, a crack in the crown, or an unsealed flue expands as ice and pries the masonry apart — then does it again next week. That is why chimneys fail from the top down, and why the fix has to solve water first: crown, cap, joints, in that order.
Our rebuilds are detailed for this climate — full joints struck to shed water, crowns that overhang, caps on every flue. It is the difference between a chimney that needs attention again in eight years and one that quietly does its job for decades.
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(320) 465-1161From the first look at the site to the final walk-through, here is exactly how it goes.
We assess the masonry where it lives — what failed, why, and how far it has spread. On commercial buildings that means getting on the wall, not a drive-by.
You get a written price with the must-fix separated from the can-wait, so the budget goes where the wall needs it. Timelines and access logistics are spelled out up front.
Matched materials, full joints, proper crowns, real bases and drainage. Occupied buildings stay open, sites get protected, and cleanup happens every day — not just the last one.
We walk the finished work together — joints, matches, cleanup, the whole scope. Done means you have looked at every part of it and said so.
Common questions about chimney rebuilds across Minneapolis and the Twin Cities metro. Don't see yours? Give us a call — we're happy to help.
Restoration for factories, apartment buildings, churches, schools and storefronts — wall rebuilds, stone and brick repair, parapets and lintels, run by a crew that works occupied properties.
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Crown repair, joint repointing, spalled brick replacement, stainless caps and chimney liner systems — the fixes that stop water before it forces a rebuild.
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Failed mortar ground out and repointed to match the original — on chimneys, houses, and full commercial elevations. The fix that saves the wall you already have.
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Spalled brick cut out and replaced, cracks stitched, bowed sections rebuilt, porch piers and steps restored — matched so the repair does not read as one.
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Block and stone retaining walls engineered for Minnesota frost — proper base, drainage and reinforcement — plus rebuilds of walls that have started to lean.
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Garage and shop slabs, patios, sidewalks, aprons and steps — with the base prep, air-entrained mix and joint layout that Minnesota concrete needs.
Learn MoreRebuilding walls, chimneys and facades is not a sideline here — it is the core of the work. Matched brick, matched mortar, proper crowns and full joints, because that is why masonry lasts.
Freeze-thaw is the enemy of every wall in this state. Crowns that shed, joints struck to drain, air-entrained concrete, drainage behind every wall — details chosen for this climate, not a milder one.
We assess on the wall, separate must-fix from can-wait, and put price and timeline in writing. Owners and property managers can phase budgets instead of getting one take-it-or-leave-it number.
Occupied buildings, lifts and scaffolds, site protection and daily cleanup — we run residential jobs with the same discipline as a church tower, because the standard should not change with the address.
A wall that worries you, a driveway past its best, or a backyard ready to become the good part of the house? Call or send the form and we will look at the site with you and hand you a straight written quote.
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