Looking for chimney repair & tuckpointing in Rogers, MN? MN Tree Pros has been serving Rogers and the surrounding Twin Cities metro since 2008. We're licensed, insured, and locally owned — and we actually pick up the phone.
## Chimney repair in the Twin Cities Minnesota chimneys fail from the top down. Water gets into a cracked crown or open mortar joint, freezes, expands, and pops the brick apart. One winter turns a $600 tuckpointing job into a $6,000 rebuild. Fall is the time to deal with it. ### What we repair - **Tuckpointing** — grinding out failed mortar joints and repacking with matched mortar - **Crown repair or replacement** — the concrete cap on top; hairline cracks get sealed, spalled crowns get rebuilt with a proper overhang and drip edge - **Chimney rebuilds** — above the roofline, or down to the shoulder when the damage runs deep - **Flashing** — step and counter flashing where the chimney meets the roof, the #1 source of ceiling stains near a chimney - **Chimney caps and spark arrestors** — keeps rain, snow, squirrels and birds out - **Waterproofing** — vapor-permeable masonry sealer that sheds water without trapping it - **Spalled brick replacement** — swapping face-popped brick before the wall loses structure ### Why Minnesota is hard on masonry We run through roughly 40 to 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year. Brick is porous; once mortar joints open up, the wall absorbs water like a sponge and every freeze pries it a little further apart. A chimney is the most exposed masonry on the house — wind-driven rain hits it on all four sides and there is no soffit protecting the top. ### Planning ranges (Twin Cities, estimates) | Work | Typical range | |---|---| | Chimney cap install | $250 – $700 | | Crown seal / repair | $400 – $1,200 | | Crown rebuild | $900 – $2,500 | | Partial tuckpointing | $800 – $2,500 | | Full tuckpointing | $2,000 – $6,000 | | Flashing replacement | $500 – $1,800 | | Rebuild above roofline | $3,000 – $9,000 | | Masonry waterproofing | $400 – $1,200 | Ranges are planning estimates for the Twin Cities metro; access, height, and brick matching drive the final number. ### How we work We inspect from the roof, photograph what we find, and show you the pictures before we quote. Mortar is matched by color and by hardness — using modern high-Portland mortar on soft old brick will destroy the brick, and that mistake is everywhere on older Minneapolis and St. Paul housing stock. Repairs happen above 40°F so the mortar cures properly, which is why the season effectively closes in late November.
Why Rogers chooses MN Tree Pros
- · Free on-site estimates in Rogers
- · Licensed & fully insured
- · Same-day & 24/7 storm response
- · Cleanup included on every job
- · Local crew — no out-of-state subs
- · Honest, written pricing