Chimney Re-pointing in Buffalo NY

[Paul Neubecker]

I'm acquiring a couple of rental properties and it appears that they will need to have the chimney's re-pointed, probably before this winter. 

Would anyone happen to know what approximately this should cost and would anyone local to Buffalo be able to recommend someone? I have a handy man I generally use for repair work, but I'm a bit dubious about his insurance situation and am hesitant to have him on any roofs. I might prefer to outsource this work. 

Thanks for any tips in advance!

[Mark Del Grosso]

If you don't find one in Buffalo, I know one in Lockport. He probably goes to Buffalo.

Sorry I can't be more help.

[Stephen Talaber]

Without pictures it's hard to know how bad the masonry is and how much work it would take to fix. Your shouldn't spend a whole lot on materials, most of your cost will be in labor.  Labor rates vary greatly depending if you are using a licensed insured contractor or not.  In my area it's around $25-$50/hr depending on the contractor. If you have Angie's list you could try that, I have used it before and had good results finding contractors.  

I found this link doing a quick google search that may provide you more info http://www.howmuchisit.org/repointing-a-chimney-co...

Best of luck, 

Steve