BADAIR Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 I'm learning and would like to know what the proper term for this crown configuration is and also any ideas on the cementitious coating used. Thanks in advance for your input, Download Attachment: 11-16-06.JPG 65.71 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 I think that one would normally refer to that as a chimney "pot" and the cementitious coating is a parge coat or "parging" used to protect the brickwork behind. OT - OF!!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Lewis Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 The term I would use for that crown is...ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 The terms Mike used are correct (in my world), but there's big problems. I'm stretching because I'm not there, and the photo isn't that great. It looks like a mess of common brick that's been buttered over w/Type N mortar. Common brick sucks for chimneys; it's soft, absorbs water, and it falls apart. Folks smear it w/mortar thinking they're fixing it, when in fact they're accelerating it's demise. Type N holds in all the moisture that's desperately trying to evaporate to the exterior. Notice all that white stuff? It's water & calcified mineral salts leaching out of the brick. How about the parge coating sort of peeling up & off the brick? It's water "pushing off" the mortar. That's what they do when they're falling apart. Based on the photo, I'd tell 'em to rebuild the pot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADAIR Posted November 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 Thanks to all for replies. I was only inspecting the EIFS for insurance renewal. I brought the pots irregular configuration, more than one chimney present, and peeling parge to the owners attention as requiring evaluation by a professional before this seasons usage. We are just starting to get into the 30's at night and the smell of firewood is on the air. Silly me I thought parge was for making foundations look presentable, for a while, until it cracks and falls off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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