Local chimney crown repair for Crawford homes
In Crawford, a failed mortar wash comes off down to sound brick and a real cast crown goes on, once a free inspection confirms it.
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Crown repair experts for Crawford chimneys
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
A cap that has to come off for a recast goes back on with fasteners that suit the new crown.
- Free inspection and estimateWe map the cracks on your Crawford crown and check the brick under it at no charge.
- Upfront pricing, no hidden feesCoating and recasting are both priced on paper, so you see the difference before choosing.
- 100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the finished crown is not right, tell us and we come back to put it right.
Precast crowns
Precast crowns are made on the ground in a form, cured there, then lifted onto the chimney and set on a mortar bed. The Brick Industry Association's Technical Note 19B rates precast caps as generally performing better than ones cast in place, because a cap made on the ground is easier to make water-resistant.
Precast suits a regular-sized chimney in Crawford, and it shortens the time on the roof. Odd-sized stacks, multiple flues or limited access can favor casting in place. We say which method we propose and why. Both routes end with the same overhang, drip groove and bond break. Call (904) 920-5495 with your Crawford street, and we will book a dry-weather visit to the crown.
Crawford is in Nassau County. The coastline lies beyond Crawford.
Crown repair jobs we handle in Crawford
- Cracks mapped and measured before any repair is chosen
- Wider cracks filled before a crown coating goes on
- Loose top courses relaid before the new crown is cast
- Chimney cap refastened once the new crown can hold it
How our crown specialists repair a crown in Crawford
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Crack map from the roof
We identify the type of top and sketch each crack with its width, so the choice between coating and recasting is based on what is there.
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Prep for coating or removal
A sound crown is cleaned and its wider cracks filled; a failed one is broken out down to sound brick.
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Coat, or form and pour
The coating is brushed on in dry weather, or new concrete goes into forms with an overhang, a drip groove and reinforcement.
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Cure, seal and refit the cap
The bond break at each flue is sealed, the concrete cures under cover, and the cap goes back on.
Standing water on flat crowns in Crawford
A crown with no slope holds a puddle after every rain, and the concrete under it stays wet for days. That water carries grit into the cracks and keeps them growing as the slab heats and cools.
New crowns in Crawford are sloped from the flue to the edge so rain leaves within minutes.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Your Crawford crown estimate lists the 10% discount separately, so you can check the math.
Relaying the top courses before a new crown
The last few courses of brick under a crown take the most water when the crown fails, so they can be the loosest on the chimney. Brick that lifts by hand, joints that crumble, or faces that have flaked away mean those courses need relaying before a new crown goes on.
Relaying means taking the brick down, cleaning it or replacing damaged units, and laying it back level and plumb with fresh mortar. The new crown then sits on a firm, flat base. That work is listed separately from the crown, since it is a job in its own right.
A flashing sheet under the crown
The Brick Industry Association's details put a sheet of flashing directly under a cast crown, running past the inside of the brick and turned up against the flue tile. The flashing catches any water that gets through the crown and sends it out as a drip beyond the face.
Technical Note 19B highly recommends flashing under cast-in-place caps and notes that it can double as the bond break between crown and brick. We include it where the chimney's construction allows it, and we say whether your crown gets one and why. The flashing metal is chosen to sit in mortar without corroding.
Setting a precast crown on a mortar bed
A precast crown arrives cured and is set on a bed of mortar on top of the chimney. BIA Technical Note 19B calls for a bond break between the brickwork and that setting bed, so the crown can move without cracking the brick, and for the joint at the flue liner to be primed, backed and sealed.
Precast crowns come with their overhang and drip groove formed in, which is one reason the same technical note rates them well. The limits are size, weight and access: the crown has to be lifted onto the roof and set level in one piece.
Measured on the crown in Crawford before pricing
- Overhang, drip groove and slope for the new crown
- Flue tile height above the finished crown
- Cure time before the cap goes back and the fireplace is used
- Rain protection for fresh concrete while it sets
Before your crown is coated or recast
Does crown work mean the chimney cap comes off?
For a recast, yes. For a coating, it depends on how the cap is mounted. The estimate says which applies to your chimney.
Can a drip edge be added to my existing crown?
Not in a way that lasts. A drip edge has to be formed into the underside of an overhang, and a crown without an overhang has nowhere to put one. The fix is a new crown formed wider than the chimney.
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