Chimney rebuild in Green Cove Springs by local masonry pros

Loose courses above the roof, a lean, or repairs that keep failing? After a free inspection we rebuild the Green Cove Springs 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

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 Green Cove Springs 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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Permits for a chimney rebuild

Whether a rebuild needs a permit, and what inspections come with it, is for the local building department to decide, since the work is structural masonry. We do not guess on your behalf: the estimate states our expectation on the permit and who applies.

Where inspections apply, they fall at set points, such as before the crown pour or at the end, and the schedule allows for them. If no permit is needed, the estimate says that too. Keep the permit record with the Green Cove Springs house papers, since a future buyer may ask for it. Tell us what you see from the ground; (904) 920-5495 reaches our rebuild team in Green Cove Springs.

Green Cove Springs lies inland. Clay County Historic Courthouse lies within Green Cove Springs.

A rebuild from take-down to cap

Roof protected where brick and mortar could land
Flue tile set in refractory mortar or a listed liner run
Crown cast with an overhang, drip edge and bond break
Work days and cure time for the Green Cove Springs job in writing

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How our rebuild specialists work in Green Cove Springs

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.

Brick on the roof after a gust in Green Cove Springs

Hurricane season covers the months from June through November. Inland chimneys with loose top courses can drop brick onto the roof in a strong gust.

If brick has come down onto your roof in Green Cove Springs, stay clear of the area below and call. We check what is still loose and plan the rebuild.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Loose or leaning chimney? Book the rebuild up to 72 hours after we inspect and save 10%.

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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.

Setting new clay tile in a rebuilt stack

When the rebuild uses clay flue tile, each section is set in medium-duty, water-insoluble refractory mortar to ASTM C199, with tight joints struck smooth on the inside so they do not catch deposit. The tile is supported on all sides.

It is not mortared solid to the brick around it. The code calls for an airspace, or insulation no thicker than the tile itself, between the tile and the inner face of the chimney wall (FBC R1003.12), so the tile can expand with heat without cracking the masonry. Each tile is checked for plumb and a clean joint before the next course of brick rises around it.

A cricket behind a wide chimney

On the uphill side of a chimney, water running down the roof piles against the masonry. A narrow chimney splits the flow on its own; a wide one needs help. The code requires a cricket, a small ridged diverter, where the chimney measures more than 30 inches parallel to the ridge and does not meet the ridge (FBC R1003.20).

Changing the chimney's width or position during a rebuild is the time to check that requirement. The cricket ties into the roof covering, so its builder and its junction with the new flashing are settled before work starts.

Tested before a rebuild is priced in Green Cove Springs

Flue covered so brick and mortar chips stay out of the smoke chamber
Replacement brick chosen for size, then for color and surface
Joint profile tooled concave or V once the mortar firms
Cricket need for a wide chimney, and who builds it

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.

Can I use the fireplace while the rebuild is underway?

No. From the day the take-down starts until the crown has cured and the cap is back, the flue stays covered and the opening sealed. The estimate gives the date it can be used again.