Family-run chimney flue repair in Fernandina Beach

Repair or reline? For the flue in your Fernandina Beach home, we tell you plainly which one the tiles allow.

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Flue specialists who map before they repair

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

Replacement tiles are set in the refractory mortar the code names.

Free inspection and estimateThe flue at your Fernandina Beach 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.

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Slow draft and a partly blocked flue

Sudden smoking can mean something is lodged in the flue: a slab of broken tile, fallen mortar or debris sitting on a ledge where tiles have shifted. The obstruction narrows the passage, and smoke backs up into the room.

Clearing it is the first step, and finding why it fell is the second. Pieces that drop are only the part you can see. Broken tile means the flue needs repair before it is used again. Draft suddenly poor in your Fernandina Beach fireplace? Phone (904) 920-5495 and book a free flue inspection with our local specialists.

Amelia Island Light can be found in Fernandina Beach. Fernandina Beach sits in Nassau County.

Flue repairs we handle in Fernandina Beach

Flue swept, then examined from both ends
Cracked and gapped sections coated with a listed resurfacing system
Flue repair for fireplaces and appliance flues alike
Flue mapped at your Fernandina Beach home before any price is given

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Sweep, map, repair, check

Swept and examined
The flue is cleaned, then looked over from the roof and the firebox with a light and mirrors.
Mapped and measured
Each defect is placed by height and wall, and the flue size is checked against what it serves.
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.
Checked and cured
The finished flue is examined from both ends and left to cure before the first fire.

Wind-driven rain and flues in Fernandina Beach

Fernandina Beach is on the coast, where wind can drive rain nearly sideways into an uncapped flue. Water soaking the joints is one of the things that opens them.

On flue repairs in Fernandina Beach we check the cap and the seal around the top tile first, so the repaired flue stays dry.

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.

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Heat cracks in clay tile

Clay tile tolerates steady heat better than sudden heat. When a very hot fire meets a cold flue, the inner face of the tile grows faster than the outer face, and the tile can split along its length.

These cracks tend to run vertically and can repeat in tile after tile along the hottest stretch of the flue. A single hairline split in an otherwise sound flue can be resurfaced. Several split tiles, or splits that have opened wide enough to move, point to relining. The flue map shows how many tiles are affected and how far up the damage runs.

The inlet where an appliance joins the flue

When an appliance connects to a masonry chimney, the code has the connector enter from the side, through a thimble of fireclay, refractory material or metal that keeps the connector from pulling out or poking past the liner wall (R1003.16).

A connector that pokes into the flue narrows it and snags deposits. A loose or cracked thimble leaks gases into the masonry around it. We check the inlet on any flue that serves an appliance and price a thimble repair as its own line, since it is often where condensate and heat have done the most harm.

Tiles that have slipped out of line

Flue tiles are meant to be supported on all sides and stacked in line, one squarely on the next. When a tile slips, the joint above and below it opens and the inside of the flue develops a step.

A slipped tile cannot be pushed back from the top, and a coat over the step does not realign it. If the displaced sections are near the top, they can sometimes be replaced from the roof. Lower down, a slip usually means relining. We record the position and size of any step, since that fact drives the whole repair choice.

Flue findings written down before pricing

Every defect located by flue, height and wall on a written flue map
Resurfacing system named with its UL 1777 listing, where one is used
Refractory mortar to ASTM C199 named for any tile reset
Water entry at the cap and bond break priced alongside

Flue repair questions from Fernandina Beach

Can one cracked tile be fixed on its own?

If it is the top tile, often yes, from the roof. A single cracked tile lower down usually cannot be reached alone, so it is covered by resurfacing that section or by relining, depending on the rest of the flue.

When can I light a fire again once the flue is fixed?

After the mortar or resurfacing coat has cured for the time its maker specifies. The estimate gives that time, and we confirm the flue is clear before you light the first fire.