Local chimney liner installation in Avondale
What a liner fixes, and what it does not, is explained on a free inspection before any relining work in Avondale begins.
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When the old tile is in the way, it is broken out from the top and cleared from below.
- Free inspection and estimateWe sweep and measure the flue in Avondale at no charge before any liner is ordered.
- Upfront pricing, no hidden feesLiner size, alloy, insulation and cap are one written price, set before the order goes in.
- Workmanship warrantyHow we install the liner is covered by our workmanship warranty, and the maker's terms come in writing.
Fire-damaged tile
After a chimney fire, clay tile can crack, split at the joints or lose pieces into the smoke chamber, and the flue stays out of use until it has been examined from bottom to top. NFPA 211 asks for that deeper look after a fire and again before any relining.
When the tile is too damaged to trust, relining gives the chimney a continuous flue again without taking the masonry apart. For a chimney in Avondale after a fire, the scope covers what the fire damaged, what the liner replaces, and any masonry repair needed before the liner can go in. Nothing is relined until that evaluation is done and written up. Call (904) 920-5495 and a liner specialist will measure your Avondale flue for free.
Avondale is one of the named neighborhoods of Jacksonville. Avondale is in Duval County.
What's Included
What relining covers in Avondale
- Old flue swept clean before anything goes in
- Insert joined with the maker's stove adapter
- Top plate clamped and sealed on the crown
- Crown under the top plate checked on your Avondale chimney
How It Works
How chimney relining runs
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Flue swept and proved
The old flue is cleaned and checked, and a test length or cone is lowered to confirm the liner will pass.
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Liner sized to the appliance
The diameter comes from the stove collar, the insert or the fireplace opening, with insulation where the listing calls for it.
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Liner lowered and connected
The liner goes down full height and joins a tee with a clean-out, or an adapter on the insert.
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Top plate, clamp and cap
The top plate is fastened to the crown, the liner is clamped and trimmed, and a screened cap goes on.
Local Conditions
A crooked liner cap after a storm in Avondale
June 1 to November 30 is hurricane season, and inland wind can loosen a liner cap too.
After a storm in Avondale, check the cap from the yard. If it looks crooked, the liner below it is open to rain, so give us a ring.
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Wrapping a liner in insulating blanket
Blanket insulation for a liner is a foil-faced ceramic fiber sheet. It is laid out flat, the liner and its bottom fitting set on top, and the blanket wrapped around with overlapping seams taped with foil tape along their length. A wire mesh sleeve then goes over the wrapped liner to hold the blanket in place as it is lowered.
The wrap starts at the bottom fitting and stops a few inches below the crown, where the instructions leave room for the liner to grow with heat. The blanket adds thickness, so the flue has to be proved with the wrap included.
One liner, one kind of fuel
Oil and wood do not share a liner. Makers bar connecting an appliance that burns liquid fuel, such as oil, to a liner that vents a solid-fuel appliance like a wood stove. For sizing, the same instructions send an oil appliance to NFPA 31, the oil-burning standard, rather than to the rules for wood.
Gas appliances have their own common-venting rules under NFPA 54, and the appliance manuals say whether sharing is allowed. Where a chimney serves two different appliances, we plan two flues or two liners, each sized to its appliance. The record says which appliance each liner serves, so nobody connects the wrong one later.
The crown under a new top plate
A top plate sits on the crown and seals to it, so the crown's condition matters to the liner. A crown with open cracks lets water into the masonry around the new flue, and water trapped between old tile and liner can stain the chimney and rust fasteners.
When the crown is sound except for small cracks, a crown sealer before the plate goes on may be enough. When it is broken up or missing its overhang, repair or recasting comes first. Either way the crown work is its own line on the estimate, so the liner price stays the liner price.
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Measured before a liner is ordered in Avondale
- Stainless alloy picked from the listing for the fuel being burned
- Rigid or flexible liner chosen to suit a straight or offset flue
- Broken tile and mortar bulges cleared out of the passage
- Sweep of the old flue and smoke chamber before installation starts
FAQ
Before a liner is ordered
Can you reline a chimney that has bends in it?
Yes, with flexible liner, which follows offsets that rigid sections cannot. The flue is proved first to make sure the liner and any insulation will pass the bends.
Will the new liner show from outside?
Only the top plate and the liner cap show above the crown. They sit low, and the cap's screen and lid are the parts you will notice from the ground.
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