Chimney rebuild in Clay Hill by local masonry pros
Clay tile or stainless liner, a cast crown with a drip edge and flashing let into new joints, all planned for your Clay Hill rebuild for free.
- Family owned and operated
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- Upfront pricing, no hidden fees
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Why Choose Us
Chimney rebuild specialists who test every course
- 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
The take-down line, the flue plan and the finished height for your Clay Hill chimney are written down.
- Family owned and operatedOur family business takes your Clay Hill chimney down by hand and lays it back up itself.
- Upfront pricing, no hidden feesThe take-down line, flue plan and crown are priced before the first brick comes off.
- Workmanship warrantyFrom the new courses to the counterflashing, the rebuilt stack carries our workmanship warranty.
Protecting the house during a rebuild
Rebuild work happens on the roof, but the dust finds its way down the flue. Inside, the fireplace opening is sealed before the first brick comes off and stays sealed until the crown is poured. Outside, the roof around the stack is covered where debris lands, and walkways and plants below are protected where material comes down.
The staging, ladders and mortar mixing are placed to keep driveways and doors usable. At the end of each day the site is left tidy and the open top of the Clay Hill chimney covered against rain. Chimney leaning or dropping brick in Clay Hill? Ring (904) 920-5495 for a free rebuild assessment.
Clay Hill lies within Clay County. The coast is more than about six miles from Clay Hill.
What's Included
What a chimney rebuild covers in Clay Hill
- Each course tested by hand to set the take-down line
- Roof protected where brick and mortar could land
- Flue tile set in refractory mortar or a listed liner run
- Cap anchored once the crown has cured
How It Works
From take-down line to cured crown in Clay Hill
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Take-down line marked
We test each row of brick from the top down and mark where sound brick starts.
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Old brick taken down by hand
The flue is covered and the roof protected, then brick comes off a row 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.
Local Conditions
Repairs that keep failing in Clay Hill
When the same chimney needs repointing, then patching, then more repointing, the brick behind the joints may be too far gone to hold new mortar.
On chimneys in Clay Hill, testing course by course shows whether one more repair makes sense or a rebuild of the top is the better money.
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Saving the original brick
Sound brick from the take-down is the best match the chimney will ever get, so it is sorted on the roof. Pieces with intact faces and edges are set aside; cracked, soft or face-damaged brick is discarded.
Saved brick is cleaned of old mortar by chipping or with a masonry hammer, without breaking the edges, and stacked by which face was out. Relaying weathered faces outward keeps the rebuilt section close to the color of the rest of the chimney. Brick with old paint or heavy soot staining is kept for inner courses where it will not show.
What the footing has to be
A masonry chimney sits on its own footing. The code calls for one of concrete or solid masonry, 12 inches thick or more, extending 6 inches or more past the face of the chimney or its support wall on every side (FBC R1003.2).
Leaning from the base points to the footing, which may be undersized, cracked or sitting on soil that has moved. That is outside what a stack rebuild can correct. That gets said up front, with who would evaluate the footing, before any work above it is scheduled. Cracks that widen toward the bottom and a gap opening between chimney and wall point that way.
Protecting fresh mortar and concrete
New mortar and a cast crown gain strength slowly, and two things harm them early: rain that washes the surface before it sets, and drying so fast that the mix cannot cure. Both show later as crumbly joints or a crazed crown.
Fresh work is covered at the end of each day and whenever rain threatens, and the crown is kept damp as its data sheet directs. The schedule leaves room for those cure periods, which is why a rebuild does not finish on the day the last course is laid. Hot, windy days call for shade and damp burlap just as rainy ones call for covers.
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Take-down line, flue and crown plan
- Roof around the stack protected where debris lands during the work
- Mortar type chosen from ASTM C270 to suit the brick and exposure
- Counterflashing let into new joints over the roof's step flashing
- Clearance to framing and fireblocking checked where the stack passes through
FAQ
Rebuild questions from Clay Hill
Can I use the fireplace while the rebuild is underway?
No. From the day the take-down starts until the crown has cured and the cap is back, the flue stays covered and the opening sealed. The estimate gives the date it can be used again.
What if you find the footing is the problem?
Then that comes first in writing, because rebuilding the top of a chimney whose base has moved does not stop the lean. It also says who would evaluate the footing.
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Leaning top, free check
Our rebuild pros test every course of your Clay Hill chimney and mark the take-down line. Call (904) 920-5495.
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