Fireplace restoration for Crawford homes

Local restoration pros bring an old fireplace in Crawford back to safe use without changing how it looks. The inspection is free.

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Restoration specialists who plan the whole fireplace in Crawford

Locally owned in Jacksonville
Family owned and operated
100% satisfaction guaranteed
Free inspection and estimate
Same-day service available
10% off any service

Family owned and local, we put the sequence and every waiting period into your Crawford estimate.

Family owned and operatedA family business plans your Crawford fireplace as one job, so each step happens once and in the right order.
100% satisfaction guaranteedYou approve the trial patch and the mortar sample before the face is touched, and our guarantee covers the result.

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One contractor for the whole fireplace

Restoration pulls several repairs into one job: cleaning, firebox, smoke chamber, damper and face. Split between different people at different times, they can be done in the wrong order, and the face gets cleaned before the joints behind it are sound.

Our family-owned crew takes the fireplace as a single job with a single sequence, and one ticket records every repair and product. Want one plan for an old fireplace in Crawford? Start with a free inspection at (904) 920-5495.

Crawford sits in Nassau County. Crawford does not reach the coast.

What fireplace restoration covers in Crawford

Unused fireplaces brought back to working order
Efflorescence identified and its water source found
Stone fireplace faces cleaned and repointed
Drying times and the first fire date for your Crawford home

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Clean, repair, repoint, finish

Clean and assess
Everything from the hearth to the flue top is cleaned, then checked and written up part by part.
Heat side first
Firebox, parging and damper repairs are made in refractory materials and left to dry.
Trial, then the face
A trial patch is cleaned and a mortar sample made for your approval before the face work.
Repoint, cure, clean
Face joints are repointed in layers, left to harden, then the face gets its final cleaning.

Efflorescence on an inland fireplace

White bloom on fireplace brick in Crawford means water has been moving through the masonry, carrying salts from inside it.

We identify the deposit and look for the water source before cleaning it off.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

An old fireplace in Crawford can take several jobs to restore, and each one is discounted.

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Parging the smoke chamber

Section R1001.8 of the Florida code requires the inside of the smoke chamber to be parged smooth with refractory mortar conforming to ASTM C199. In an old fireplace that parging may not have been applied at all, or it may have fallen away in patches.

A rough or open smoke chamber slows the smoke and leaves joints exposed to heat. Restoration fills and smooths it from below through the damper opening, and the repair dries for the time on the mortar's data sheet before any fire. The finished surface is checked with a light before we close up, and the ticket notes how much area was parged.

Telling efflorescence from other white stains

Efflorescence is a white, powdery deposit left when water carries salts out of the masonry and evaporates. The Brick Industry Association describes it as normally harmless, and notes that other white marks, such as lime run and white scum, are sometimes mistaken for it.

Each needs a different treatment, so we identify the deposit before cleaning. Efflorescence also tells us water is moving through the brick, and restoration includes finding where it comes from, whether a leak above or water down the flue. Cleaning it off without stopping the water only brings it back within a season.

Mantel and trim near an old opening

Florida's R1001.11 lets an exposed combustible mantel or trim sit on the fireplace front only if it stays 6 inches or more from the opening. Closer than 12 inches, it may project from the face no more than an eighth of an inch per inch of distance.

During restoration we measure every combustible piece near the opening against those figures. Trim that is too close is listed by itself, because it must change before the fireplace is used, and the estimate shows the measurement that put it on the list.

Safety work and face work on one page

Condition of each part, hearth to flue top, written up after cleaning
Trial cleaning patch on the face, judged dry
Deep joints filled in thin layers and tooled at thumbprint hardness
Floors, mantel and walls protected, rinse water contained

Fireplace restoration questions from Crawford

Is the restoration inspection free?

Yes. The inspection and the written estimate cost nothing, with upfront pricing and no hidden fees. Booked within 72 hours of that inspection, the restoration is 10% off.

What if the damper cannot be saved?

A new damper sized to the throat is priced separately on the estimate. Call (904) 920-5495 and tell us how the damper in your Crawford fireplace behaves.