Orlando home inspector detects damaged chimney crown. Visual signs and stains from afar indicate chimney has noticeable defects to the chimney and chimney crown. The chimney crown is the top element of the chimney. It covers and seals the top of the chimney flue to the chimney edge. The crown should have a slope that sheds water off the chimney crown in order to prevent damage to the chimney.

1. Orlando Home
Inspection Detects
Damaged Chimney
Crown
Visual signs & stains from
afar indicate chimney has
noticeable defects to the
chimney and chimney crown.
The chimney crown is the top
element of the chimney. It
covers and seals the top of
the chimney flue to the
chimney edge. The crown
should have a slope that
sheds water off the chimney
crown in order to prevent
damage to the chimney
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2. Concave & Sunken
Chimney Crown
Damages Stucco
Chimney
Due to water ponding, it
has caused the stucco lathe
to corrode and stucco
delamination is evident.
Looking at simulated brick
which is stucco on wire
lathe and in this instance
over plywood substrate.
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3. Close Up View Of
Chimney Stucco
Veneer Failure
A Costly repair is
forthcoming! Demolition of
frame chimney and
replacement of veneer &
chimney flue will be required
to remedy this condition.
Inadequate chimney crown
construction created this
problem. A chimney crown
properly installed would have
been a minimal initial cost.
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4. Side View Of
Simulated Brick
Stucco Falling Off
Chimney
Stucco was not
installed per ASTM
Standards, although
the chimney crown
defect and damage
were the main
contributing factors.
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