Chimney rebuild in Lake Geneva by local masonry pros
From roof protection to the first fire, your Lake Geneva chimney rebuild is planned step by step on a free inspection.
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- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service
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Rebuild specialists who test every course in Lake Geneva
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
A rebuild in Lake Geneva goes down only as far as the masonry is loose, and we show you where that line falls.
- Family owned and operatedOur family business takes your Lake Geneva 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.
Raising a short chimney to the code height
The code sets a minimum height for a chimney above the roof around it, and a stack that falls short can draw poorly or push smoke back down in wind. A rebuild is the natural time to fix that, since the top is coming off anyway.
Raising the stack adds courses, lengthens the flue tile or liner, and moves the crown and cap up with it. For the Lake Geneva stack, the height being added is shown with the measurement it is based on, taken from the roof in its current form. Where a neighboring part of the house sets the height, that measurement is noted too. Our rebuild masons assess Lake Geneva chimneys at no charge; book at (904) 920-5495.
Lake Geneva is in Clay County. Lake Geneva lies inland.
Rebuild work around Lake Geneva
- Each course tested by hand to set the take-down line
- Flue tile set in refractory mortar or a listed liner run
- Finished height checked against the code's height rule
- Crown cast with an overhang, drip edge and bond break
How a rebuild in Lake Geneva runs
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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.
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Taken down under cover
The flue is plugged and the roof protected, then brick comes off by hand and sound units are saved.
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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.
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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.
Height checks on rebuilt chimneys in Lake Geneva
A rebuilt stack must stand at least 3 feet above where it passes the roof and 2 feet higher than anything within 10 feet, as the code requires.
If an addition or a new roof has changed that, the rebuild in Lake Geneva adds courses before the crown is cast.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Rebuilds booked within 72 hours of the inspection come 10% off.
How thick the chimney walls must be
A rebuilt chimney has to meet the code's wall thickness. Masonry chimney walls are built of solid masonry units, or hollow units with their cores grouted solid, not less than 4 inches in nominal thickness (FBC R1003.10).
That works out to one full brick thickness around the flue, with the tile or liner space inside it. A rebuild does not thin the walls to fit a larger liner, and where an old stack was built thinner than that, the rebuilt section is brought up to the requirement. Corners are interlocked course by course so the walls act together.
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.
Running a liner through a rebuilt chimney
Some rebuilds leave the flue space open and line it afterward with a UL 1777 listed stainless liner, which the code accepts as a flue lining (FBC R1003.11.1). That route suits a chimney that will serve a stove or insert, since the liner is sized to the appliance's collar.
The rebuilt masonry is laid with a clear, plumb passage wide enough for the liner plus whatever insulation the listing calls for. The liner goes in once the crown has cured, and its top plate is fastened to the finished crown. Until then the open flue space is capped against rain.
Tested before a rebuild is priced in Lake Geneva
- Take-down line stated in courses or feet, with the reason for it
- Replacement brick chosen for size, then for color and surface
- Cast crown with an overhang, a drip edge and a sealed bond break
- Cricket need for a wide chimney, and who builds it
Before the first brick comes off
Do you rebuild chimneys in Lake Geneva?
We do. Describe what you are seeing on the chimney and the roof type, and the Lake Geneva estimate visit is planned around testing the masonry.
Can the chimney be made taller during the rebuild?
Yes, when the code's height rule calls for it. The added courses are laid before the crown, and the flue tile or liner is lengthened to match.
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