Local chimney rebuild in Fruit Cove
From roof protection to the first fire, your Fruit Cove chimney rebuild is planned step by step on a free inspection.
- Fully licensed and insured
- Locally owned
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service
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Local rebuild experts for Fruit Cove chimneys
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
Sound original brick is saved and relaid, which gives the closest match the chimney can get.
- Family owned and operatedOur family business takes your Fruit Cove 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.
Raising a short chimney to the code height
The code sets a minimum height for a chimney above the roof around it, and a stack that falls short can draw poorly or push smoke back down in wind. A rebuild is the natural time to fix that, since the top is coming off anyway.
Raising the stack adds courses, lengthens the flue tile or liner, and moves the crown and cap up with it. For the Fruit Cove stack, the height being added is shown with the measurement it is based on, taken from the roof in its current form. Where a neighboring part of the house sets the height, that measurement is noted too. Our rebuild masons assess Fruit Cove chimneys at no charge; book at (904) 920-5495.
Fruit Cove is in St. Johns County. The 2020 Census count for Fruit Cove was 32,143 people.
A rebuild from take-down to cap
- Each course tested by hand to set the take-down line
- Flue tile set in refractory mortar or a listed liner run
- Take-down line for your Fruit Cove chimney stated in courses
- Work days and cure time for the Fruit Cove job in writing
How our rebuild specialists work in Fruit Cove
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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.
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Taken down under cover
The flue is plugged and the roof protected, then brick comes off by hand and sound units are saved.
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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.
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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.
Cure time and the first fire in Fruit Cove
Fresh mortar and a cast crown gain strength over days. A cap anchored too early loosens, and a hot fire too soon can crack green work.
Your Fruit Cove estimate lists the working days and the date the fireplace can be used again.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Rebuilds booked within 72 hours of the inspection come 10% 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.
Letting counterflashing into the new masonry
Rebuilding is the best chance to set counterflashing properly. As courses rise past the roof, the metal is set into the bed joints, or into a reglet cut after the masonry cures, and turned down to lap over the base flashing below.
Mortar or sealant alone at that joint fails as the roof and chimney move. Lapped metal sheds water even when they move. Roof flashing is governed by the Residential code's roofing chapter, chapter 9, together with the roofing maker's details, with the base pieces that tie into the roof covering fitted by whichever trade is assigned that piece.
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 Fruit Cove
- Sound original brick cleaned and set aside to relay
- Height checked against the roof and anything within 10 feet
- Clearance to framing and fireblocking checked where the stack passes through
- Permit expectation, who files, and where inspections fall in the schedule
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.
Does a rebuild qualify for the 10% offer?
Yes. A rebuild booked within 72 hours of the free inspection comes 10% off; just ask for it on the call.
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Sound brick up to a new crown in Fruit Cove
The rebuild on your Fruit Cove chimney is priced from where sound brick starts, after a local mason checks the top.
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