Chimney rebuild in Kings Ferry 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 Kings Ferry rebuild for free.

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Chimney rebuild specialists who test every course

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Family owned and operated
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We cover the flue and protect the roof before any brick comes down.

Family owned and operatedOur family business takes your Kings Ferry 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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After a limb or debris strike

An impact from a falling limb or wind-driven debris can knock courses out of line, crack the crown and bend the cap, and the damage can reach lower than it looks. Courses below the visible break get the same hand and tool tests as the rest, because a blow can loosen joints several courses down.

The flue is checked for tile knocked into the passage, and the fireplace stays unused until it has been. Impact damage on the Kings Ferry chimney is kept apart from older wear, with each item described in plain words. Chimney leaning or dropping brick in Kings Ferry? Ring (904) 920-5495 for a free rebuild assessment.

Kings Ferry lies within Nassau County. Kings Ferry is inland.

Rebuild work around Kings Ferry

Brick lowered by bucket or chute, never thrown
Sound original brick cleaned and saved to relay
Finished height checked against the code's height rule
Work days and cure time for the Kings Ferry job in writing

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Test, take down, relay, crown

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.

Flue work inside a rebuild in Kings Ferry

A rebuild opens the flue, which makes it the right time to fix a cracked tile run or plan a liner. New clay tile is set in refractory mortar as the courses rise.

When a listed stainless liner suits your Kings Ferry chimney better, the rebuild leaves room for it.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

From the roof line up or the whole stack, a rebuild in Kings Ferry earns the discount.

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Closing the flue while the stack comes down

The open flue is the easiest path for rubble into the house. Before the first course comes off, a cover or a plug goes into the flue a few feet down, so mortar and brick fragments stop on top of it instead of landing in the smoke chamber or on the damper.

Inside, the fireplace opening is sealed as a second barrier. The cover is lifted and cleaned out as the take-down goes lower, and it stays in place until the new flue work begins. A cover that fills with debris is emptied by hand rather than pushed down the flue.

Saving the original brick

Sound brick from the take-down is the best match the chimney will ever get, so it is sorted on the roof. Pieces with intact faces and edges are set aside; cracked, soft or face-damaged brick is discarded.

Saved brick is cleaned of old mortar by chipping or with a masonry hammer, without breaking the edges, and stacked by which face was out. Relaying weathered faces outward keeps the rebuilt section close to the color of the rest of the chimney. Brick with old paint or heavy soot staining is kept for inner courses where it will not show.

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.

Take-down line, flue and crown plan

Mortar type chosen from ASTM C270 to suit the brick and exposure
Masonry divider rebuilt between flues where two share the stack
Cricket need for a wide chimney, and who builds it
Cure time allowed before the cap goes on and the first fire

Rebuild questions from Kings Ferry

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.