Local chimney masonry repair in Green Cove Springs

The four-inch wall and the air gap to framing stay intact when our local masons repair your Green Cove Springs chimney. Inspections are free.

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Brick and mortar specialists for Green Cove Springs chimneys

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

Joints are raked to sound mortar and packed in layers, so the new mortar has something to grip.

Locally ownedA locally owned business answers for the brick and mortar work on your Green Cove Springs chimney.
Upfront pricing, no hidden feesEach area of the stack is priced on its own line, so you can see what each repair costs.
100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the repair does not look or hold the way we agreed, we come back and make it right.

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When the brick is covered by paint or stucco

Some chimneys have been painted, coated or covered with stucco, and the brick underneath cannot be seen. Cracks in the coating, bubbles or peeling paint can hide damage below, or simply be a coating failing on sound brick.

For your chimney in Green Cove Springs we look for where the coating has lifted and check the brick through those openings. Paint that does not breathe can trap moisture in the brick, and that can cause the damage it hides. You get a plain account of what we could see, what we could not, and whether removing part of the coating is needed to know more. On the free masonry visit in Green Cove Springs we trace the water path too; call (904) 920-5495.

Green Cove Springs is in Clay County. The 2020 Census count for Green Cove Springs was 9,786 people.

Brick and mortar repairs for Green Cove Springs homes

Repointing mortar pre-hydrated and packed in layers
Cured test batch checked against the old color
Mortar smears cleaned off without raw acid
Stair-step cracks marked and measured on your Green Cove Springs chimney

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How chimney masonry repair runs

Damage mapped by type
Soft joints, cracks, flaking faces and loose courses are marked on the stack, along with the water path behind them.
Mortar and brick matched
The mortar type is picked to suit the old wall, a test batch cures against the brick, and replacement units are sized to the coursing.
Rake, repoint and replace
Joints are raked to sound mortar and packed in layers, and damaged brick is cut out and reset.
Tooling, cleanup and cover
New joints are tooled to the old profile, smears come off without raw acid, and fresh work is covered from rain.

Keeping the wall thick enough in Green Cove Springs

Florida's residential code sets a minimum thickness for the walls of a masonry chimney, and a repair may not thin them. A brick cut back or a joint left hollow reduces the wall.

Replacement units on chimneys in Green Cove Springs are set full depth in solid mortar.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Repointing for your Green Cove Springs chimney comes 10% off when booked inside three days of the inspection.

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Stair-step cracks along the bed and head joints

Zigzag cracks that climb a chimney along the horizontal bed joints and the short vertical head joints are movement cracks. The mortar gave way along its weakest path, which is the pattern a sound wall is designed to allow. The cause can be settlement, thermal movement, or pressure from something inside the wall such as rusting steel.

Once the cause is dealt with and the movement has stopped, the cracked joints are raked out along their whole length and repointed. A crack filled from the surface without raking stays a crack behind a thin skin of new mortar, and it reopens.

Cracks that pass through the brick itself

When a crack runs straight through the brick units instead of around them through the mortar, the brick carried the stress. That can mean the mortar was harder than the brick, a heavy load or impact hit that spot, or rusting metal inside the wall pushed the brick apart.

A cracked unit does not heal with a surface fill. It is cut out, the pocket is cleaned, and a matched brick is set in fresh mortar. The cause is recorded as well, because replacing units without dealing with it can lead to new cracks nearby. The replacement is set flush with its neighbors and tooled to match.

Repairs in the attic and the air gap to framing

Inside the attic and between floors, the code calls for an air space between the chimney masonry and any combustible framing, and that space may only be filled with fireblocking. Masonry repairs made from inside the attic, such as repointing an interior face, have to leave that gap clear. Mortar droppings, patching material and debris that fall into it are removed before we leave. If we find the gap already filled with insulation packed against the brick, or framing added too close, it is recorded as a clearance issue to correct, separate from the masonry work itself.

Mapped on the brick in Green Cove Springs

Mortar type under ASTM C270, and why it suits the wall
Joint raking depth and the tool used at the head joints
Number and location of brick units to cut out and replace
Source of replacement brick: salvaged from the stack or new

Before the joints are repointed

My Green Cove Springs chimney has loose brick. Can you help?

Yes. Masonry repair is part of our work in Green Cove Springs, and a visit starts with a look at every face of the stack. Book by phone or through the form.

What if you find the chimney needs rebuilding?

You hear it from us, with the reasons written down. When repair and rebuild are both reasonable, we price both so you can compare.