Local chimney rebuild in Garden City
New brick matched to the old, mortar softer than the brick, joints tooled to shed water. That is how Garden City stacks go back up, after a free check.
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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 take-down line, the flue plan and the finished height for your Garden City chimney are written down.
- Family owned and operatedOur family business takes your Garden City 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.
Settling the flue first
Before any brick goes back, the flue plan is settled, since it shapes how the stack goes back together. New clay tile is laid up course by course with the masonry, set in refractory mortar and spaced off the brick. A stainless liner instead needs a clear passage built to its size, and goes in once the masonry has cured.
The choice follows what the chimney will serve. An open fireplace can take either; a stove or insert points to a liner sized to its collar. Whichever it is, the plan for your Garden City chimney comes with the reason for it. Get on our Garden City schedule at (904) 920-5495, and the sound courses on your chimney are marked for free.
Garden City sits away from the coastline. Garden City is a neighborhood inside Jacksonville city limits.
A rebuild from take-down to cap
- Flue covered before the first brick comes off
- Brick lowered by bucket or chute, never thrown
- Crown cast with an overhang, drip edge and bond break
- Take-down line for your Garden City chimney stated in courses
From take-down line to cured crown in Garden City
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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.
Repairs that keep failing in Garden City
When the same chimney needs repointing, then patching, then more repointing, the brick behind the joints may be too far gone to hold new mortar.
On chimneys in Garden City, testing course by course shows whether one more repair makes sense or a rebuild of the top is the better money.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Rebuilds booked within 72 hours of the inspection come 10% off.
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.
Running a liner through a rebuilt chimney
Some rebuilds leave the flue space open and line it afterward with a UL 1777 listed stainless liner, which the code accepts as a flue lining (FBC R1003.11.1). That route suits a chimney that will serve a stove or insert, since the liner is sized to the appliance's collar.
The rebuilt masonry is laid with a clear, plumb passage wide enough for the liner plus whatever insulation the listing calls for. The liner goes in once the crown has cured, and its top plate is fastened to the finished crown. Until then the open flue space is capped against rain.
How far a rebuilt chimney may step out
Some chimneys step out from a wall or foundation as they rise, a detail called corbeling. The code limits it: a chimney may not be corbeled out more than half of its own wall thickness from a wall or foundation, and may not be corbeled from a wall less than 12 inches thick unless it projects equally on each side (FBC R1003.5).
Corbeled sections reached by the take-down are rebuilt within those limits. Where the old corbel went beyond them, the rebuilt section is brought back inside them. A decorative band of stepped courses near the top is relaid to match the original pattern.
Take-down line, flue and crown plan
- Roof around the stack protected where debris lands during the work
- New clay tile in refractory mortar, or space left for a listed liner
- Cast crown with an overhang, a drip edge and a sealed bond break
- Counterflashing let into new joints over the roof's step flashing
Rebuild questions from Garden City
Will the rebuilt section look like the rest of the chimney?
Original brick is reused where it tests sound, and new brick is chosen for size, then color and texture. New mortar shades differently at first and settles as it cures. An exact match is not something anyone can promise; the estimate shows which brick is planned.
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.
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Leaning top, free check
Our rebuild pros test every course of your Garden City chimney and mark the take-down line. Call (904) 920-5495.
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