Local Chimney Rebuild Specialists in Jacksonville
Leaning or crumbling chimneys taken down to solid brick and rebuilt plumb by local rebuild specialists. Family owned, with a free inspection.
- Family owned and operated
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- Upfront pricing, no hidden fees
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Why Choose Us
Why homeowners trust our rebuild experts
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off when you book today
A rebuild is a big job, and you should know exactly how much comes down before it starts. Our family crew marks the line where sound brick begins, relays the stack plumb, and ties the crown, flue and flashing back in. The full scope and price are written up front with no hidden fees, and we stand behind the finished chimney with a workmanship warranty. Call (904) 920-5495 to book a free inspection, and we will show you the take-down line.
- No hidden feesThe take-down line, the flue plan and the permit answer are written into the price before work starts.
- Family owned and operatedOur own family crew takes the stack down by hand and lays it back up.
- Workmanship warrantyThe rebuilt chimney, its crown and its flashing are backed by our workmanship warranty.
What's Included
What a chimney rebuild includes
A chimney rebuild takes loose, cracked or leaning masonry down to the first sound courses and lays it back up plumb, with a new crown and flashing. Our rebuild pros are local and the business is family owned. They mark that line when they come out for the free inspection, so you know how much comes down and what it costs before the first brick moves.
- Loose masonry taken down by hand to sound brick
- Stack relaid plumb with brick matched to what stays
- New cast crown with overhang and drip edge
- Flashing let into the new brick at the roof line
- Finished height checked against the roof around it
- Roof protected during the job and all debris hauled off
How It Works
A chimney rebuild, course by course
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Take-down line marked
We test each course from the top down and mark where sound brick starts, in courses or in feet.
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Stack taken down by hand
The flue is covered and the roof protected, then brick comes off a course at a time, with sound brick saved to relay.
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Relaid plumb around the flue
Brick goes back in matched mortar with tooled joints, around new clay tile or ready for a listed liner, and is flashed into the roof.
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Crown cast, cap on last
A new crown with an overhang and a drip edge cures before the cap goes on and the first fire is lit.
10% off your first service when you book today
A rebuild booked today takes 10% off as your first service.
Our Services
A chimney rebuild in progress
Your Options
Repair the masonry or rebuild the stack?
Scattered damage is a masonry repair. A rebuild is for failure that runs continuously through the courses.
Materials
Brick, mortar and flue for a rebuilt chimney
- Sound old brick
- Cleaned of mortar and relaid, which helps the new work match.
- Matched new brick
- Matched by size first so the courses line up, then by color and texture, and you approve the sample.
- ASTM C270 mortar
- The lowest-strength type that meets the job, so the joints take the movement and the brick does not.
- Clay flue tile or a UL 1777 liner
- Tile laid with the stack in refractory mortar, or a listed stainless liner run through afterward.
- Cast crown
- Sloped, with a drip edge and a caulked bond break at each flue, as FBC R1003.9.1 asks.
Local Conditions
Rebuilding around wind and storm season
The Florida Building Code maps design wind speeds by location, and NOAA's hurricane season runs from June into November. A chimney top that sheds brick in a blow is a hazard to the roof below it, so a rebuild with the stack open is scheduled around the forecast, and the stack is covered at the end of every work day.
In Fernandina Beach, Fleming Island or Keystone Heights, the rebuild follows the same code sections for height, crown, clearances and footing. Near the ocean, the new cap and flashing metal are picked with salt air in mind.
Free Inspection
What we look at before a rebuild
- Height of the take-down, stated in courses or in feet
- Brick and mortar type, matched to the masonry that stays
- Flue plan: new clay tile laid with the stack, or a listed liner after
- New cast crown with overhang, drip edge and a bond break at the flue
- Counterflashing let into the new masonry, with the roof tie-in named
- Finished height checked against the code and the roof nearby
- Roof protection during the work and debris hauled away
- Whether a permit is expected and who files it
Estimate Factors
What a rebuild estimate is built on
Height of the take-down
More courses down means more brick relaid and more days on the roof.
Flue plan
New clay tile laid with the stack and a listed liner run afterward are priced differently.
Brick match
Reused brick saves material. Special-order brick to match can add time.
Height added
Raising a short chimney adds courses, flue length and a cap move.
Footing and permits
Footing work and a permit, where the building department needs one, are their own lines.
FAQ
Chimney rebuild questions
Can you rebuild just the part above the roof?
Yes, when the brick below the roofline is sound. The take-down line is set by the masonry itself, and the estimate states how many courses come down. Call (904) 920-5495 and we will check where sound brick starts.
How long will my chimney be open?
The stack is covered at the end of every work day, and the job runs until the crown has cured. You get a start and finish date that allows for weather.
Will you reuse my old brick?
Where it comes off whole and sound, yes. Any new brick is matched by size first, then color and texture, and you approve the sample before we lay it.
Green Cove Springs is my town. Is that covered?
It is. A rebuild there starts the way it does anywhere, with a free inspection and a written estimate. Call (904) 920-5495 to book it.
Who handles the permit?
If the building department needs one for your address, we tell you before the job is booked and say who files it. The permit line sits on the estimate with everything else.
Common Problems
When a chimney is past patching
Bricks at the top shift under a hand
The mortar has gone to sand through the courses. The stack comes down to the first sound brick and is relaid.
Chimney leaning away from the house
We find where the lean starts. A lean from the ground points to the footing, and that goes at the top of the estimate.
Cracks running through many courses
The failure runs through the wall, so replacing brick piece by piece would end up replacing most of it anyway.
Top broken by a limb or storm
The blow can crack joints below the visible break. Those courses are tested before the take-down line is set.
Chimney too short for the roof
A short stack can draw poorly. A rebuild is the time to bring it up to the height the code asks for.
Our Services
Masonry, crown and flashing work
See where your rebuild would start, free
Where sound brick starts, a local specialist marks the line and prices the rebuild from it.
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Where the take-down line falls
We work down the stack testing each course: bricks that shift under a hand, mortar that rakes out as sand, joints that sound hollow. The take-down stops at the first courses where brick and mortar are both sound. A partial chimney rebuild stops there, and when that line sits near the roof, the work is to rebuild the chimney above the roofline only. A full chimney rebuild goes down to the smoke chamber or lower when the failure runs that deep.
Scattered damage, a few spalled bricks here and some open joints there, is chimney masonry repair. A rebuild is for failure that runs continuously through the courses.
Taking it down and laying it back up
Bricks come off by hand and go down in buckets or a chute. The flue is covered so debris stays out of the smoke chamber, and the fireplace is off limits until the crown has cured. After a limb or storm strike, the courses below the visible break are tested before the line is fixed.
Chimney walls are laid solid, at least 4 inches nominal (FBC R1003.10). Mortar comes from ASTM C270, and the Brick Industry Association advises the lowest-strength type that meets the job. Joints are tooled concave or V-shaped, the profiles the brick industry's water-penetration guidance rates best at shedding water.
The flue, the height and the crown
The flue is decided before any brick goes back. New clay tile laid with the stack follows FBC R1003.12, beginning at least 8 inches below the lowest inlet or at the top of the smoke chamber, set in medium-duty refractory mortar, and sloped no more than 30 degrees from vertical. The other route is a UL 1777 listed stainless liner run through the new masonry. Where two flues share the stack, a wythe at least 4 inches thick separates them (R1003.13).
The top has to stand 3 feet above the roof penetration and 2 feet above anything within 10 feet (R1003.9), measured from the roof as it stands now. The crown is concrete, metal or stone, sloped, with a drip edge and a caulked bond break at the flue per ASTM C1283 (R1003.9.1), and cap anchors go in only after it cures.
Flashing, clearances and the footing
As the courses come up past the roof, counterflashing is let into the joints or a cut reglet, lapping the step flashing woven with the roofing under chapter 9 of the Florida Building Code, Residential. A chimney wider than 30 inches along the ridge that does not meet the ridge needs a cricket (R1003.20). Framing stays 2 inches from interior or in-wall masonry and 1 inch from a chimney entirely outside (R1003.18), with fireblocking at floors and ceilings (R1003.19).
For leaning chimney repair, the first question is where the lean begins. A lean that starts at the ground comes from the footing, which the code wants at least 12 inches thick and 6 inches past the chimney on every side (R1003.2), and rebuilding the top will not stop it.
Permits and the order of work
A rebuild, or chimney reconstruction, is structural masonry, and the building department for your address decides whether it needs a permit. Whichever chimney rebuild contractor you hire, ask for the take-down line, the flue plan and the permit answer in writing before the first course comes off. The schedule leaves room for the cure times on the product data sheets.
If your chimney leans or sheds brick, call (904) 920-5495 for a free inspection before the next storm.
Guides
Chimney and fireplace guides
- Which chimney and fireplace jobs call for a permitFlorida law sets the rule and the local building department applies it, job by job, for chimney work.
- Where the teardown stops decides the size of a rebuildA rebuild is counted in courses of brick. The deeper the sound masonry sits, the bigger the job becomes.
- How to tell if a chimney is leaning, and why it movesA chimney that leans is moving, and the flue inside it moves too. The signs from the yard and the room, the causes, and what an evaluation records.
- Repair it or rebuild it: four tests for a damaged chimneyBoth answers are right for some chimneys. Four findings decide which one is right for yours.