Family-run chimney tuckpointing in Lake Shore
Every face of your Lake Shore chimney mapped for free, then a written price for each side.
- Fully licensed and insured
- Locally owned
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service
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Family-owned mortar specialists serving Lake Shore
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
Head joints are cut by hand, so the brick edges stay sharp.
- Free inspection and estimateEvery face of your Lake Shore chimney is scratch-tested and sketched at no charge.
- 100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the new joints are not sound, full and matched as agreed, we come back and fix them.
- Family owned and operatedA family masonry crew does the survey and the work, so the person who priced a face is the one who repoints it.
White crust on the joints
White, powdery crust on a chimney's joints and brick is often efflorescence, the residue salts leave once water has brought them out of the wall and dried off. Where it forms, water has been travelling inside the masonry.
The crust itself brushes off. What matters is where the water gets in, and open joints are one path. We look at the joints, the top of the chimney and the metal where it meets the roof before deciding what the repointing should cover. White deposits on your Lake Shore chimney? Call (904) 920-5495 for a free inspection.
Lake Shore is a neighborhood within the City of Jacksonville. Lake Shore lies within Duval County.
What chimney tuckpointing covers in Lake Shore
- Deep joints filled in layers, not one pass
- Mortar type chosen to suit the brick
- Joints on your Lake Shore chimney priced face by face
- A repointing sketch of your Lake Shore chimney, free
Survey, rake, fill, tool
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Every face surveyed
Joints are scratch-tested at several heights and the failed courses marked on a sketch.
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Joints raked and cleaned
Old mortar comes out to sound depth, head joints by hand, then joints are cleaned and dampened.
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Filled in layers and tooled
Matched mortar goes in stage by stage, then is tooled to the original profile.
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Cured and cleaned up
Fresh joints are protected while they cure, the faces brushed and the roof cleared.
Rain through a leaking top in Lake Shore
Water that gets in at the chimney top soaks the joints below it. Away from the coast, it is the first thing we check when joints fail early.
We look at the top of every Lake Shore chimney before quoting the joints beneath it.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Sandy joints? Book the repointing within 72 hours of the survey and 10% comes off.
Filling deep joints in stages
A deep joint is not filled in one push. Preservation Brief 2 has it filled in layers, and a layer should resist a thumbprint before another is packed on top. A single thick fill can shrink and crack away from the brick.
We pack each layer firmly with a pointing tool so there are no voids behind it, then add the next when the first will take a thumbprint without smearing. The last layer is brought flush with the face for tooling. It takes longer than filling in one pass, and it is the step that makes a repointed joint last.
Why a skim coat over joints fails
The quick fix for worn joints is to butter mortar or caulk across them without raking. It looks tidy for a while. But the thin layer sits on top of crumbling mortar and dust, and there is nothing solid behind it to hold.
Within a few seasons it cracks, lifts and falls away, and while it is there it hides how far back the joint has failed. It can also trap water behind it. Where we find a skim or caulk patch, it comes off and the joint behind it is raked and rebuilt properly, and the estimate lists that removal.
Repointing some faces or the whole stack
Repointing only the failed faces saves money, and it is often the right call. The trade-off is appearance: new joints on one side can look slightly different from weathered joints on the next, even with a good color match.
We explain that trade-off before you decide. Where faces meet at a corner that shows from the street, it may be worth extending the work around it. Where the failed side faces the back of the house, the difference will not matter. The choice is yours, and the estimate prices each option. Either way, faces left untouched are recorded as tested and sound, so the next survey knows where to look.
Joint findings written down before pricing
- Spalled or cracked bricks to replace before their joints
- Loose top courses that need relaying rather than repointing
- Chimney top and roof metal defects priced as separate lines
- Weather protection and curing for the new joints
Repointing questions from Lake Shore
How close will the new mortar color be?
A sample batch is mixed, cured beside your brick and checked in daylight before any joint is filled. New joints can still look slightly fresher at first, and we show you the sample so you know what to expect.
What if you find loose bricks while raking?
We stop and show you. A loose brick or course needs relaying or replacement, which is priced as its own item before we continue.
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Repoint a worn chimney in Lake Shore
Our masons test the joints on all sides of your Lake Shore chimney and put a written price on each. Call (904) 920-5495.
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