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Average Cost to Repoint a Chimney: 2026 Data & Averages

Average Cost to Repoint a Chimney: 2026 Data & Averages The average cost to repoint a chimney is $500 to $2,500 in 2026, with most single-story jobs landing near $1,200 and full-height tuckpointing on a two-story stack running $1,000 to $3,500 or more. Repointing is priced by joint area at $10 to $25 per square foot, so the final number is driven by how much mortar has failed and how hard the stack is to reach. Price your own stack by height, access, and urgency with our Chimney Repair Cost Calculator(/construction/chimney-repair-cost-calculator). I have repointed roughly 200 chimney stacks over the years, and the most expensive mistake I see is confusing failed mortar with a failed chimney. On a 1924 Tudor three winters ago, the owner had a $11,000 full-rebuild quote in hand. The brick was sound; only the mortar joints had eroded about 3/8 inch deep on the two weather-facing...