November 6, 2004 Radio Show Don: Cracked Chimney Leaks (Northgate, OH)

Tim:  Hello, Don. I'm sorry. I was just glancing at
Annetta's writing and it's definitely and `n.' It's great to
have you on the show, Don.

Don:  Hi, Tim. Okay. I've got a chimney cap. I've got a
small crack across it and I siliconed that. Is there
anything else to seal that better?

Tim:  Yeah. There's a really neat company in Richmond,
Indiana. They make a fantastic product. It's the same
company that makes that great deck sealer I talk about, you
know?

Don:  Uh-huh.

Tim:  They make that epoxy defy deck sealer.

Don:  Uh-huh.

Tim:  They've got kind of a side business that they've been
running for probably ten years, maybe longer, that they sold
these very special products to chimney sweeps. And chimney
sweeps would contact this company and tell them about all
these problems they're having with chimney caps and chimney
crowns.

Don:  Yeah.

Tim:  So, they developed this product called Chimney Saver.
You might want to write that down, Chimney Saver.

Don:  Okay.

Tim:  I don't know how to describe this. It's a brush-on
product that looks grayish-brown so it really matches the
color of the chimney cap, okay?

Don:  Uh-huh.

Tim:  And it's even kind of sandy, so it looks like mortar.

Don:  Uh-huh.

Tim:  But it is some type of fantastic plaster with rubber
in it. It's almost like covering the top of your chimney cap
with a balloon.

Don:  Uh-huh.

Tim:  And I mean it works. In other words, it bridges
cracks. I'll tell you a lot of what it's like in a way. Have
you ever used that gutter sealer stuff from ALCOA where you
have to seam two gutters together, or the corners, and it
squeezes out of a tube, and once it dries, it's real kind of
rubbery?

Don:  Yeah.

Tim:  That's what this stuff is like when it dries. So,
it'll expand and contract and you just brush it on the
entire chimney cap.

Don:  Uh-huh.

Tim:  And you've got a leak-proof roof on your chimney for
maybe 15 to 20 years.

Don:  Oh, really!

Tim:  Yeah. It's neat stuff.

Don:  Uh-huh.

Tim:  So, let me give you their toll-free number to call on
Monday.

Don:  Okay.

Tim:  800-860-6327 and you're asking for a product called
Chimney Saver.

Don:  Chimney Saver.

Tim:  And describe it to them. Just say, `Tim said it's this
brush-on product you brush onto the chimney crown.'

Don:  Yeah. Is there a good company to buy, like, the hatch,
the chimney caps that go on top? You know, the flues?

Tim:  Yeah. They'll also tell you about that. In fact,
they've got a list at this company of the top chimney sweeps
in every city.

Don:  Uh-huh.

Tim:  So, while you've got them on the phone, ask them who
they sell to here in the greater Cincinnati market.

Don:  Oh, I see.

Tim:  Ask them who are the top two or three chimney sweeps.
And those chimney sweeps will have all those types of
products you need.

Don:  You can just buy that from them?

Tim:  Yeah, I would.

Don:  Uh-huh. Okay!

Tim:  All right!

Don:  Thank you, Tim!

Tim:  Well thanks so much! Thanks Don!