Storm-damaged chimneys repaired in Lake Asbury by local pros
Cap gone or crown cracked after the storm? Local pros in Lake Asbury make the chimney weather-tight, and the inspection is free.
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Local chimney pros who make it safe first in Lake Asbury
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
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- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
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No fire is lit until the flue has been checked from crown to damper.
- Free inspection and estimateAfter a storm, your chimney in Lake Asbury is checked from the top down at no charge.
- 24/7 emergency lineThe 24/7 line is answered when the storm damage cannot wait for business hours.
- 100% satisfaction guaranteedIf a permanent repair we made does not hold the way we said, we come back and fix it.
A gas smell after the storm
If there is a gas smell after a storm, get out of the house before anything else, and call 911 or the gas utility once you are outside. Do not light anything or switch lights on or off on the way out. Stay outside until the utility says the house is safe to enter.
When the gas utility gives the all-clear for the house in Lake Asbury, the chimney and any appliance flues it carries can be checked for storm damage. That check is ours, and the estimate lists what we found in each flue.
Lake Asbury had 11,036 residents at the 2020 Census. The coastline lies beyond Lake Asbury.
Storm damage repairs we handle in Lake Asbury
- Chase tops refabricated and refastened
- Wind-lifted counter flashing reset
- Damaged flue tiles found and written up
- Factory-built caps and pipe replaced by model
How our crew repairs storm damage in Lake Asbury
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Hazards first, then the call
Utility and 911 hazards come first. Then describe what you see from the ground and we set the visit.
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Top closed to the weather
An open flue, a broken chase top or loose courses are covered or made stable the same visit where safe.
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Chimney checked top to bottom
Cap, crown, flashing, masonry and every flue are checked, and each finding is written down in order.
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Permanent repairs in dry weather
Water-stopping work goes first, then structure, then finishes, each on its own line.
Hurricane season and inland chimneys in Lake Asbury
The National Hurricane Center counts June 1 through November 30 as the Atlantic hurricane season. Wind and heavy rain from those storms do not stop at the shoreline, and a chimney in Lake Asbury meets both at its top.
A free check of the top tells you whether the chimney came through.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
The temporary cover is priced on its own, and the permanent repair is discounted.
Replacing a chase top blown off in wind
A chase top for a factory-built chimney is sheet metal fabricated to the chase size, with a raised collar around the pipe, an edge turned down to a drip, and either a pitch or folded ridges that carry water off. It is fastened through its skirt into the chase framing.
When wind has taken one off, we fit a replacement measured for your chase, fastened at the spacing that holds in wind, with the storm collar reset on the pipe above it. The chase framing is checked for water damage while the top is off. A replacement top is made with its drip edge standing clear of the siding, so water falls off rather than running down the chase.
Why a storm calls for a closer look
NFPA 211 treats any event likely to have harmed a chimney as grounds for an inspection beyond the routine yearly one. Weather counts as such an event, along with impacts and other external damage.
That closer look covers the top, the exterior masonry, the roof line and the flue from top to bottom. It is how damage that cannot be seen from the ground gets found, and the findings are written down in order of urgency. It is also the step that separates new storm damage from wear that was already there.
White deposits weeks after the storm
White bloom that appears on chimney brick weeks after a storm is salt left behind as the soaked masonry dries. It shows where the water travelled, and it can fade as the masonry dries out.
If bloom keeps returning after the top is repaired, water is still getting in somewhere, and we look again. Cleaning it off is simple once the source is fixed, and we do it with a method suited to the brick. A breathable repellent is considered only after the repairs have cured and the bloom has stopped.
What we check after a storm in Lake Asbury
- Top courses that shifted, relaid and priced per course
- Storm debris cleared and the full flue checked with a light
- Factory-built parts ordered by model from the listed system
- Damper worked free and checked after the soaking
Before the fireplace is used again
Is a fire safe if the chimney looks fine from the yard?
Not until it has been checked. A cracked crown, a shifted tile or debris in the flue may not show from the yard, and a fire is a poor way to discover them.
Will you give me a written record of the damage?
Yes. Every storm job includes a dated written account of what we found, what we did to make it safe and the permanent repairs, for your files.
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