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Family-owned flue experts serving Crawford
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
Local and family owned, we come back to the same Crawford chimney if a repair slips.
- Free inspection and estimateThe flue at your Crawford home is swept, examined from both ends and mapped at no charge.
- 100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the repaired flue is not sound and correctly sized when we finish, we make it right.
- Family owned and operatedA family business maps the flue and does the repair, so the plan and the work stay in one set of hands.
Rust streaks and a damp flue
Brown streaks on the firebox wall, a damp smell or water on the smoke shelf after rain all point to water getting into the flue. Water soaks mortar joints, and soaked joints crack and wash out faster.
Flue repairs last longer when the water is stopped first. We check the cap, the seal where the tile passes through the top of the chimney and the tile itself, and price the water fix alongside the flue repair. Water showing up in your Crawford fireplace? Call (904) 920-5495 and book a free flue inspection with our family crew.
Crawford lies within Nassau County. Crawford sits away from the coastline.
What a flue repair covers in Crawford
- Flue size measured before any coat goes in
- Loose mortar ridges knocked back inside the flue
- Gaps at the smoke chamber closed
- A written flue plan for your Crawford chimney, free of charge
From the first look to a sealed flue in Crawford
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Swept and examined
The flue is cleaned, then looked over from the roof and the firebox with a light and mirrors.
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Mapped and measured
Each defect is placed by height and wall, and the flue size is checked against what it serves.
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Repaired by the chosen method
Top tiles swapped from the roof, damaged sections coated with a listed system, or a relining price when repair will not hold.
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Checked and cured
The finished flue is examined from both ends and left to cure before the first fire.
What cracks flues in Crawford
Crawford is far enough inland that salt does little to a chimney here. Heat and water crack flues: hot fires in cold flues, and rain soaking joints through an uncapped top.
Both show on a flue map, and both have repairs that fit the damage.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
A mapped, repaired flue comes 10% off when booked inside 72 hours of our visit.
Masonry between neighboring flues
When a chimney carries two or more flues, R1003.13 puts a masonry wythe of 4 inches or more between neighboring linings, tied into the chimney walls. The divider keeps one flue's heat and gases out of the next, and it gives each flue its own draft.
Old chimneys sometimes have the divider cracked or missing. It matters more when the flues serve different appliances, since leakage between them can pull fumes into a flue that should be clean. We check each divider we can see and note where it is broken, because it changes whether repairing the tiles alone is enough.
Flue size against the fireplace opening
For fireplace flues, the code offers a quick rule. A round flue needs a net area of at least 1/12 of the fireplace opening, a square one at least 1/10 (R1003.15.1). A second method uses a chart that also takes chimney height into account.
We measure both the flue and the opening before any repair that adds material inside the flue. Resurfacing adds thickness to every wall, and on a flue already near the limit that can tip it below the minimum. When the numbers are close, tile replacement or relining with a correctly sized liner is priced instead, with the measurements shown.
Resurfacing systems and their listing
Resurfacing applies a heat-resistant coat to the inside of the existing flue, sealing cracks and gaps so the passage is continuous and smooth again. The code accepts lining systems listed and labeled to UL 1777, and some resurfacing systems carry that listing.
A listed system has to be installed exactly as its instructions say, from surface preparation to coat thickness, or the listing no longer applies. We name the system and its listing on the estimate. Resurfacing suits a flue that is straight enough for the tools, sound enough to hold the coat and large enough to lose a little area.
Flue findings written down before pricing
- Top tiles to replace from the roof, with the seal around them remade
- Dividers between neighboring flues checked where they can be seen
- Gaps at the smoke chamber and at the top end of the lining
- Sections that could not be seen, and the access they need
Flue repair questions from Crawford
Does resurfacing make the flue smaller?
A little, because the coat adds thickness to every wall. We measure the flue and the fireplace opening first, and resurfacing is only offered when the flue will still meet the size the code asks for.
What does a flue inspection in Crawford cost?
The inspection is free, and the flue map with every defect and its price comes with it. Book the repair within 72 hours and you save 10% on it.
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