Storm-damaged chimneys repaired in Avondale by local pros

A family-owned Avondale crew handles storm damage chimney repair, with a 24/7 emergency line and a satisfaction guarantee.

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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

Permanent work waits for weather its materials allow.

Free inspection and estimateAfter a storm, your chimney in Avondale is checked from the top down at no charge.
24/7 emergency lineThe 24/7 line is answered when the storm damage cannot wait for business hours.
100% satisfaction guaranteedIf a permanent repair we made does not hold the way we said, we come back and fix it.

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A flue that serves a water heater or furnace

Some chimneys carry a second flue for a water heater or furnace. That flue cannot simply be sealed off after a storm, because the appliance needs it open to vent. If its cap or top is damaged, the appliance may need to stay off until the flue is checked. Such a flue may be smaller than the fireplace flue and carry a cap of its own.

We check every flue on the chimney in Avondale, not only the fireplace flue, and tell you plainly which ones are safe to use. Temporary covers go only on flues that nothing is venting through.

Avondale falls within Duval County. Avondale lies inland.

From a lost cap to rebuilt top courses

Damaged flue tiles found and written up
Factory-built caps and pipe replaced by model
Dampers freed after a soaking
Your Avondale chimney checked top to bottom after the storm

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The order of a storm repair

Hazards first, then the call
Utility and 911 hazards come first. Then describe what you see from the ground and we set the visit.
Top closed to the weather
An open flue, a broken chase top or loose courses are covered or made stable the same visit where safe.
Chimney checked top to bottom
Cap, crown, flashing, masonry and every flue are checked, and each finding is written down in order.
Permanent repairs in dry weather
Water-stopping work goes first, then structure, then finishes, each on its own line.

Drying out an inland chimney in Avondale

A chimney that took water through an open top needs time to dry before some repairs go on, inland or not. In Avondale, we close the top first and let the masonry dry before coatings or parging.

The wait is written on the estimate.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Cap gone or crown cracked? Once we have looked, you have 72 hours to book the repair at 10% off.

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Telling new crown cracks from old ones

Fresh cracks in a crown have clean, light edges. Old cracks are dark, dirty and may be filled with debris or growth. After a storm, the difference matters, because a new crack through a sound crown can be sealed while a crown full of old cracks that finally broke apart needs recasting.

Under R1003.9.1, the crown may be concrete, metal or stone; it has to slope, end in a drip, and leave a caulked break where it meets the flue liner. A recast crown is built that way, and the estimate says which repair the crown needs and why. Pieces of a broken crown are cleared from the roof and gutters so they do not block drainage or damage the roofing.

Why a storm calls for a closer look

NFPA 211 treats any event likely to have harmed a chimney as grounds for an inspection beyond the routine yearly one. Weather counts as such an event, along with impacts and other external damage.

That closer look covers the top, the exterior masonry, the roof line and the flue from top to bottom. It is how damage that cannot be seen from the ground gets found, and the findings are written down in order of urgency. It is also the step that separates new storm damage from wear that was already there.

Impact damage from limbs and debris

A falling branch or flying debris can chip corners, crack bricks through, break the crown and bend the cap. The shock can also loosen mortar several courses away from the point of impact.

Around the impact point, the chimney is checked by eye and by tapping, and the flue is looked down for tiles cracked by the blow. Impact damage is written up separately from wear the chimney already had, so the record is accurate. Bent caps are replaced rather than hammered straight, since a straightened screen and frame will not seat properly.

What we check after a storm in Avondale

Crown sealed or recast, with the reason for the choice
Top courses that shifted, relaid and priced per course
Damper worked free and checked after the soaking
Permanent work scheduled for dry weather, reason written

Before the fireplace is used again

Is a fire safe if the chimney looks fine from the yard?

Not until it has been checked. A cracked crown, a shifted tile or debris in the flue may not show from the yard, and a fire is a poor way to discover them.

Is the roofing around the chimney part of your repair?

We handle the flashing that belongs to the chimney. Damaged roofing itself is a roofer's work, and we coordinate so the two are done in the right order.