Local chimney crown repair for Fernandina Beach homes

For Fernandina Beach chimneys, a crown that sheds water, sloped and overhanging, with a drip edge and a bond break at the flue. The inspection is free.

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Chimney crown pros who check before they seal or recast

Locally owned in Jacksonville
Family owned and operated
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Free inspection and estimate
Same-day service available
10% off when you book today

A crown in Fernandina Beach is either sealed properly or replaced properly, and we tell you which before any price.

Free inspection and estimateWe map the cracks on your Fernandina Beach 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.

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No overhang, no drip

Crowns that stop flush with the brick, or short of it, send every drop of rain straight down the faces of the chimney. The top courses stay wet, the joints wash out, and brick faces start to flake. The code's drip edge requirement is aimed at exactly this.

An existing crown cannot be given an overhang by adding a coating or a skim. Where missing overhang is causing damage below the Fernandina Beach crown, the answer is recasting the top so it projects past every face, grooved underneath. The faces below get checked for the damage that runoff already did. Cracks on top of your Fernandina Beach chimney? Our masons inspect crowns for free, so call (904) 920-5495.

In the 2020 Census, Fernandina Beach counted 13,052 residents. Fernandina Beach is on the coast.

What's Included

Crown work from crack map to cure

Failed mortar washes broken out down to sound brick
Loose top courses relaid before the new crown is cast
Drip groove cast under the overhang
Chimney cap refastened once the new crown can hold it

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How It Works

How crown repair runs

Crown checked from the roof
We look at the slab, the brick right under it and the seal around each flue, then write down the option that fits with its price.
Old top cleaned or torn off
For a coating, the crown is cleaned and the wider cracks filled. For a recast, the old top comes off down to sound brick.
Coating brushed on or crown poured
A coating goes on in dry weather inside the maker's temperature range. A recast is formed with a slope, an overhang, a drip groove and a sealed joint at every flue.
Curing, then the cap goes back
New concrete stays covered and damp while it cures. The cap is refastened once the crown can hold it, and we show you the finished top.

Local Conditions

Storm rain on crowns in Fernandina Beach

June 1 to November 30 is hurricane season, and on the coastline in Fernandina Beach storm rain comes in sideways and hard. A crown without an overhang lets that water run straight down the brick faces.

So a new crown on your Fernandina Beach chimney is formed past every face of the brick, with a drip groove underneath that breaks the water off the edge.

10% off your first service when you book today

Your first crown repair at an address in Fernandina Beach gets 10% off when booked today.

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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.

Keeping new concrete damp while it cures

Concrete gains strength through a chemical reaction that needs water, and a crown on a sunny, breezy roof dries out fast. If the surface dries too early, it can craze and dust, and the crown ends up weaker than its mix should give.

After the pour, the crown is covered and kept damp for the curing period the mix calls for, and it is protected from rain until it has set. The forms come off once the concrete can hold its edges. Those steps are why a crown recast can take more than one visit, and you know in advance when each one happens.

Reinforcing steel in crowns near salt water

Close to the coast, chlorides from salt spray settle on a crown and work into the concrete. When they reach ordinary reinforcing steel, the steel rusts, and rust takes up more room than the steel it came from. The expansion splits the crown from inside, along the line of the bars.

For crowns in this band we keep reinforcement well inside the concrete, choose a dense mix, and consider reinforcement that does not rust where the design allows it. The concrete code, ACI 318, treats chloride exposure as its own durability category, and we build the crown with that exposure in mind.

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Measured on the crown in Fernandina Beach before pricing

Coating product class and the data sheet's weather window
Bond break material around each flue tile
Cure time before the cap goes back and the fireplace is used
Rain protection for fresh concrete while it sets

FAQ

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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