Chimney mortar joint repair in Arlington

Mortar repair for Arlington chimneys by a local crew that protects your roof and cleans up every crumb.

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Locally owned in Jacksonville
Family owned and operated
100% satisfaction guaranteed
Free inspection and estimate
Same-day service available
10% off any service

Fresh mortar is shaded and covered, so weather does not undo the work.

Free inspection and estimateEvery face of your Arlington chimney is scratch-tested and sketched at no charge.
100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the new joints are not sound, full and matched as agreed, we come back and fix them.
Family owned and operatedA family masonry crew does the survey and the work, so the person who priced a face is the one who repoints it.

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A face priced on its own

Our repointing estimates price each face of the chimney separately. The sketch shows which courses on each side need raking, how deep, and whether any brick needs replacing before the joints around it can be done. Fresh joints also need a short rest before the next fire, and that date is on the estimate.

That lets you decide what to do now and what can wait, with a clear picture of each side's condition. No face is bundled into another's price. Want a face-by-face repointing quote for your chimney in Arlington? Phone (904) 920-5495; the survey costs nothing.

Arlington is one of the named neighborhoods of Jacksonville. Arlington is part of Duval County.

Repointing work we do in Arlington

Worn joints raked to sound depth
Joints tooled to match and shed water
Old caulk and skim patches cut out
A repointing sketch of your Arlington chimney, free

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How chimney tuckpointing runs

Every face surveyed
Joints are scratch-tested at several heights and the failed courses marked on a sketch.
Joints raked and cleaned
Old mortar comes out to sound depth, head joints by hand, then joints are cleaned and dampened.
Filled in layers and tooled
Matched mortar goes in stage by stage, then is tooled to the original profile.
Cured and cleaned up
Fresh joints are protected while they cure, the faces brushed and the roof cleared.

Joints that pass through the attic in Arlington

Interior chimney joints are sheltered from rain, yet they still age and can open up beside the framing.

If the chimney runs through your Arlington attic, we check its joints there as part of the survey.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Repointing earns the discount whether or not you have used our masons before.

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The scratch survey, face by face

Every repointing job starts with a survey. A hand tool is drawn along joints on each face at several heights, and the mortar either resists or crumbles. Where it crumbles, a probe shows how deep the soft mortar goes.

The results go on a sketch of the chimney: which courses are sound, which are soft on the surface only, and which have failed deep. That sketch drives the price, because raking depth and the number of joints decide the labor. It also shows you why one face costs more than another, which a single lump sum never does.

Curing new joints slowly

Fresh mortar gains strength by curing, and it cures best when it dries slowly. Hot sun, wind and dry brick all pull water out too fast, leaving a weak, powdery surface.

Preservation Brief 2 describes keeping new work damp while it cures. We shade and mist fresh joints as needed and time the work to avoid the harshest part of the day on sun-facing sides. The estimate tells you how long to wait before the chimney is used, based on the mortar and the weather while we work. Curing is not dramatic work, yet it separates joints that stay hard from joints that dust away within a few seasons.

Why a skim coat over joints fails

The quick fix for worn joints is to butter mortar or caulk across them without raking. It looks tidy for a while. But the thin layer sits on top of crumbling mortar and dust, and there is nothing solid behind it to hold.

Within a few seasons it cracks, lifts and falls away, and while it is there it hides how far back the joint has failed. It can also trap water behind it. Where we find a skim or caulk patch, it comes off and the joint behind it is raked and rebuilt properly, and the estimate lists that removal.

What goes on a repointing sketch in Arlington

Loose top courses that need relaying rather than repointing
Joint profile to match, tooled once the mortar has firmed
Weather protection and curing for the new joints
Roof protection, debris collection and gutter cleanup

Before the joints are raked

Can you repoint just part of the chimney?

Yes, when the rest is sound. We scratch-test every face, and the quote covers only the courses and faces that need it, with the others noted as tested and sound.

Is a fire safe while the chimney is being repointed?

Best not on the days we work on the top, and not until the new mortar has had its curing time. The estimate gives the wait based on the mortar and the weather.