Local chimney rebuild in Fleming Island

A free inspection tells you if the problem starts at the footing before we price rebuilding the top of your Fleming Island chimney.

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Chimney rebuild specialists who test every course

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Family owned and operated
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10% off any service

Counterflashing goes into the new joints as the stack rises, which is the right time to set it.

Family owned and operatedOur family business takes your Fleming Island 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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Leaning masonry, from the top or the footing

Leaning means the chimney has moved, and the first job is finding where the movement starts, at the roof line or lower down. If the lean begins above the roof, with courses shifted on failed mortar, the fix is a take-down to sound masonry and a relay, plumb.

If the whole stack tilts from the ground up, the footing or the soil under it has moved, and rebuilding the top will not stop it. Which case your Fleming Island chimney is in gets settled before anything else is priced, because the second needs the footing addressed first. The take-down line for your Fleming Island chimney is set on a free inspection; call (904) 920-5495.

The coastline lies beyond Fleming Island. Fleming Island lies on the St. Johns River.

A rebuild from take-down to cap

Roof protected where brick and mortar could land
Mortar type chosen from ASTM C270 for the exposure
Finished height checked against the code's height rule
Cap anchored once the crown has cured

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How our rebuild specialists work in Fleming Island

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.

Two flues in one rebuilt stack in Fleming Island

Where two flues run in one chimney, the code wants a masonry divider at least 4 inches thick between them, so smoke and heat stay in their own flue.

A rebuild in Fleming Island that opens both flues puts that divider back in full.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

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

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Where new flue tile starts and how far it may lean

The code sets where clay tile begins. For a flue serving an appliance, it starts no less than 8 inches under the lowest inlet; for a fireplace, it starts at the top of the smoke chamber, and it runs to a point above the enclosing walls (FBC R1003.12).

The tile runs vertically where it can, and where it must offset, the slope stays within 30 degrees of vertical. A rebuild that goes low enough to reach the smoke chamber rebuilds that starting point too, and you know in advance how far down the new tile begins. The first tile sits on a solid base, clear of loose rubble.

Keeping the rebuilt masonry off the framing

A rebuild that reaches into the attic has to keep its distance from wood. The code wants a 2-inch airspace between combustibles and any part of a masonry chimney that runs through the interior or is built into an outside wall, and 1 inch for a chimney standing wholly outside, including where it passes a soffit or cornice (FBC R1003.18).

Framing that was built tight to the old stack is noted, and the rebuilt masonry is laid to hold that gap. Where a roof deck edge touches the brick, it is trimmed back as part of the tie-in.

Fireblocking where the rebuilt stack passes a floor

Noncombustible fireblocking, securely fixed, has to fill the space between masonry and framing at each floor or ceiling the stack passes (FBC R1003.19). Against wood joists, beams or headers, that fireblocking has to be self-supporting or be laid on metal strips or lath.

Below the roofline, a rebuild passes those points and puts the fireblocking back as it goes. Any combustible fill found stuffed around the old stack, such as paper-faced insulation or scrap wood, is removed and replaced. The gaps are measured so the new fireblocking fits snugly. Access panels are left where the work can be inspected.

Tested before a rebuild is priced in Fleming Island

Sound original brick cleaned and set aside to relay
Replacement brick chosen for size, then for color and surface
New clay tile in refractory mortar, or space left for a listed liner
Height checked against the roof and anything within 10 feet

Before the first brick comes off

How long does a chimney rebuild take?

It depends on how far down the take-down goes, the flue work and the weather, plus cure time before the cap and first fire. The estimate gives a schedule with the working days marked.

Will a roofer be involved in the rebuild?

Sometimes. The rebuild includes counterflashing set into the new joints, but base flashing woven into the roofing, a cricket, or roofing repairs may need a roofer; each is assigned on the estimate.