Local chimney rebuild in Fernandina Beach

Loose courses above the roof, a lean, or repairs that keep failing? After a free inspection we rebuild the Fernandina Beach stack from sound brick up.

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Chimney rebuild specialists who test every course

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

The finished chimney in Fernandina Beach is measured against the code's height rule before the crown is cast.

Family owned and operatedOur family business takes your Fernandina Beach chimney down by hand and lays it back up itself.
Upfront pricing, no hidden feesThe take-down line, flue plan and crown are priced before the first brick comes off.
Workmanship warrantyFrom the new courses to the counterflashing, the rebuilt stack carries our workmanship warranty.

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Repairs that keep failing

A crack that is patched and returns, brick that is replaced and loosens again, or flashing that is resealed every year all point to a cause the repairs are not reaching. In a stack where the mortar has failed through whole courses, spot repairs sit on a weak base and fail with it.

A rebuild of the failing section replaces that base. Before recommending it for the Fernandina Beach chimney, we look at why the earlier repairs failed and say so in writing, which explains the change from repairing to rebuilding. Past repair notes help here, if you have them. Our rebuild masons assess Fernandina Beach chimneys at no charge; book at (904) 920-5495.

Fernandina Beach sits on the coastline. Amelia Island Light lies within Fernandina Beach.

A rebuild from take-down to cap

Brick lowered by bucket or chute, never thrown
Sound original brick cleaned and saved to relay
Courses laid plumb and tooled so water runs off
Counterflashing let into the new joints as the stack rises

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How our rebuild specialists work in Fernandina Beach

Courses tested, line marked
Each course is pressed and probed from the top down, and the take-down line is marked where sound brick starts.
Taken down under cover
The flue is plugged and the roof protected, then brick comes off by hand and sound units are saved.
Relaid with flue and flashing
Courses go back plumb in the chosen mortar, the flue tile or liner rises with them, and counterflashing is set into the joints.
Height, crown and cap
The height is checked, a crown is cast with a drip edge and bond break, and the cap goes on after it cures.

Salvaged brick near the ocean in Fernandina Beach

Brick from a coastal chimney can carry salt in its pores. Sound units still relay well, but each one is checked for a soft or flaking face before it goes back.

In Fernandina Beach we sort salvaged brick on the roof and replace any unit that fails the check.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

A rebuild in Fernandina Beach is a big number, and the 10% discount is printed under it as its own line.

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Testing each course to set the take-down line

The line where the take-down stops is found course by course. Bricks are pressed and rocked by hand, joints are probed with a pointed tool to see whether mortar resists or crumbles, and the faces are tapped to hear whether a brick is sound or loose in its bed.

The first course that passes all three tests on every face of the stack is the candidate line. A course that is sound on three faces but failed on the weather side does not qualify. The line is recorded in courses from the top, with the reason, before any brick comes off.

Brick size and the line of the courses

Bricks are made in more than one size, and an older chimney may have been built with brick that differs from sizes sold today. If new brick is taller or shorter than the old, the courses drift out of line with the masonry that stays, and the joint at the junction shows.

So new brick is matched by height and length before color. Where an exact size cannot be found, joint thickness is adjusted within reason to bring the courses back into line. The sizes are checked with a tape on the roof before any brick is bought.

Casting a crown on a rebuilt chimney

The crown on a rebuild is cast, either in place with forms built around the top course or as a precast slab set in mortar. It is sloped away from the flue so water runs off, and it projects past the brick on every side.

Under the projecting edge, a drip groove or edge makes water fall clear instead of running back along the underside and down the brick face. The code asks for that drip edge and for the slope (FBC R1003.9.1). The crown is kept damp and protected while it cures, as its mix's data sheet directs.

Tested before a rebuild is priced in Fernandina Beach

Take-down line stated in courses or feet, with the reason for it
Roof around the stack protected where debris lands during the work
Mortar type chosen from ASTM C270 to suit the brick and exposure
Masonry divider rebuilt between flues where two share the stack

Before the first brick comes off

Can the chimney be made taller during the rebuild?

Yes, when the code's height rule calls for it. The added courses are laid before the crown, and the flue tile or liner is lengthened to match.

What if you find the footing is the problem?

Then that comes first in writing, because rebuilding the top of a chimney whose base has moved does not stop the lean. It also says who would evaluate the footing.