"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"JerseyMike" wrote in message

my question is;
what should be used to repair it? what type of mix?

I used morter mix. It had been holding up after 5 years so far.

do i have to remove all the old mortor or can i go over the top of the
existing stuff?

Anything loose shold be taken off, or course. if it is solid, it gives you
a
goodtemplate for hte contour.



i know that it should have pitch to it for water to runoff but
how do you trowel it for finish, are there suppose to be high *points*
where
the angles are from the four corners or can it just be a gradual taper
all
the way around.

Mine is just tapered. As a practical matter, it does not make any
difference, just what looks good to you.

If you know it needs repair, why go through a winter where more damage can
occur? Freezing - thawing cycles can make cracks even worse.





there are no cracks in the existing surface mortor, but it is thin and
showing erosion aroind the edges. the mortor aroound the flue is still
tight and in good shape, but thanks for asking and making sure i wasn't
making a bad decision by putting it off.

mike.........