Chimney rebuild in Hilliard by local masonry pros
Clay tile or stainless liner, a cast crown with a drip edge and flashing let into new joints, all planned for your Hilliard rebuild for free.
- Family owned and operated
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- Upfront pricing, no hidden fees
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Why Choose Us
Rebuild specialists who test every course in Hilliard
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off when you book today
The take-down line, the flue plan and the finished height for your Hilliard chimney are written down.
- Family owned and operatedOur family business takes your Hilliard 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.
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 Hilliard chimney is in gets settled before anything else is priced, because the second needs the footing addressed first. The take-down line for your Hilliard chimney is set on a free inspection; call (904) 920-5495.
Hilliard lies roughly 35 miles from Jacksonville, measured directly rather than by road. The county for Hilliard is Nassau County.
What's Included
Rebuild work around Hilliard
- Each course tested by hand to set the take-down line
- Sound original brick cleaned and saved to relay
- Courses laid plumb and tooled so water runs off
- Cap anchored once the crown has cured
How It Works
Test, take down, relay, crown
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Take-down line marked
We test each row of brick from the top down and mark where sound brick starts.
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Old brick taken down by hand
The flue is covered and the roof protected, then brick comes off a row at a time, with sound brick saved to relay.
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Relaid plumb around the flue
Brick goes back in matched mortar with tooled joints, around new clay tile or ready for a listed liner, and is flashed into the roof.
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Crown cast, cap on last
A new crown with an overhang and a drip edge cures before the cap goes on and the first fire is lit.
Local Conditions
Rebuilding above the roofline in Hilliard
Most rebuilds stop at or just below the roofline, where the masonry has been out of the weather. Taking the stack down to that line keeps the job on the roof.
For your Hilliard chimney, the estimate states the line in courses or feet and explains why it sits there.
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Measuring the finished height
Before the crown is cast, the rebuilt stack's height is checked against FBC R1003.9: a minimum of 3 feet above its highest roof penetration, and a minimum of 2 feet above anything on the house inside a 10-foot circle.
The 10-foot measurement is taken around the chimney in every direction, including toward dormers, a steeper roof section or an addition. A tape and a level from the roof deck give the numbers; nothing is judged by eye.
If the old top was short, the extra courses go on before the crown is cast, so the new height is built in rather than added later. The measurement and the reference point used are recorded.
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.
Anchoring the cap once the crown has cured
A cap goes on after the crown cures, since anchors in green concrete do not hold. Depending on the design, it clamps to the flue tile, screws to the crown with masonry anchors, or bolts to a top plate. Anchors go in with care near the crown's edge, where drilling too close can split off the drip edge. The cap is sized to the flue or to the crown for a multi-flue design, and its screen is checked for gaps once it is on. Stainless fasteners are used so rust does not streak down the new crown and brick.
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Take-down line, flue and crown plan
- Joint profile tooled concave or V once the mortar firms
- Cast crown with an overhang, a drip edge and a sealed bond break
- Counterflashing let into new joints over the roof's step flashing
- Cure time allowed before the cap goes on and the first fire
FAQ
Rebuild questions from Hilliard
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.
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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Rebuild a loose or leaning chimney in Hilliard
Our rebuild pros test every course of your Hilliard chimney and mark the take-down line. Call (904) 920-5495.
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