{"id":2882,"date":"2019-11-25T11:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T17:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/?p=2882"},"modified":"2019-11-20T07:09:07","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T13:09:07","slug":"the-trouble-with-a-tilting-chimney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/chimney\/the-trouble-with-a-tilting-chimney\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trouble with a Tilting Chimney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2499 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/brick-worn-chimney-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"chimney-masonry-worn-brick\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/brick-worn-chimney-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/brick-worn-chimney.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/>You and your friend are standing in your front yard, staring at your house intently. Both of you have begun to tilt your heads just a bit to match the tilt that is beginning to become apparent in your chimney. Your friend says that it seems to add character to your home, emphasizing that it is a long-standing structure that has seen its residents through many a cool winter. However, you know that the mild tilt is an issue that can and will get worse and should be addressed sooner than later.<\/p>\n<p>A tilting chimney can occur in even the most well-maintained chimney. It&#8217;s a part of the life cycle in a way. However when you do notice that your chimney is starting to lean one way or another, you really should reach out for\u00a0<a href=\"\/chimney-repair\/chimney-restoration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">chimney restoration in Eden Prarie, MN<\/a> before the issue escalates to a full replacement.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t encountered a tilting chimney before, you may be wondering why it is such a big problem. Let us explain.<\/p>\n<h2>What a Tilting Chimney Means<\/h2>\n<p>A tilting chimney is an indicator that you need to seek professional help to do a chimney restoration&#8230;and quick. Why? Well for starts a tilting chimney is one that is putting a large amount of strain on your home. It is also increasingly at risk of losing bricks, which can harm your home or even harm a person, or fully collapsing the longer it is left leaning. What&#8217;s more, that slight tilt harms\u00a0the lining within it and hinders the ability to safely ventilate your fireplace.<\/p>\n<p>Altogether a tilting or leaning chimney is an issue that might not seem terrible at first but is, in reality, highly dangerous. A chimney with a tilt should be addressed with chimney restoration sooner than later. However, this isn&#8217;t the only issue that can lead to a need for restoration services.<\/p>\n<h2>Other Indicators You Need a Restoration<\/h2>\n<p>Additional signs that you might need chimney restoration include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Missing Bricks<\/strong>: When a chimney begins to lose bricks, it is a sign that the mortar between the bricks is beginning to wear down. This happens simply due to the wages of time and weather and can be fixed with restoration.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spalling Bricks<\/strong>: Are the bricks on your chimney starting to peel? They aren&#8217;t sunburned; this is actually something called spalling and it occurs when water gets into a brick. More than just a surface issue this can cause a chimney to collapse if not addressed quickly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Smokey Home<\/strong>: If you have noticed that your chimney is struggling to properly vent the fumes given off by your fire, there is a chance that it could indicate that the flue needs to be correctly lined and sealed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If your chimney needs some extra assistance, you don&#8217;t have to stress. You can simply click or call to reach out to the professionals at 2nd Generation Chimneys, Inc. to get your repairs done right.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact\u00a02nd Generation Chimneys, Inc. today<\/a> to schedule your next visit for chimney restoration.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you haven&#8217;t encountered a tilting chimney before, you may be wondering why it is such a big problem. Let us explain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[197,134],"class_list":["post-2882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chimney","tag-chimney-restoration","tag-eden-prairie"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2882"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2889,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2882\/revisions\/2889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.2ndgenerationchimneys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}