Family-owned hearth repair for Lake Shore fireplaces

Before new flooring meets your Lake Shore hearth, we mark the extension line and fix the edge the right way.

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Hearth specialists who check the base first in 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

Hollow tiles are counted by sound, so the price follows the real damage.

Free inspection and estimateYour hearth in Lake Shore is sounded, leveled and measured on a free visit before any price is written.
100% satisfaction guaranteedA tile or stone we set that comes loose is ours to fix, and we return to reset it.
Family owned and operatedA family-owned local crew explains each layer of the repair, from the support to the grout line.

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Refacing a hearth that looks dated

Some hearth calls are about looks: tile from another decade, or a stone that no longer suits the room. A new surface can go over a sound extension only if the added height works at the firebox floor, the doors and the flooring edge. Otherwise the old surface comes off first.

We check the slab, the heights and the size against the code before you pick a finish for your hearth in Lake Shore, so the new look is not built over a problem. The written estimate lists each layer, from the base to the grout.

Lake Shore lies inland. Lake Shore is one of the named neighborhoods of Jacksonville.

Hearth repair work we take on in Lake Shore

Cracked hearth tile cut out and replaced
Sunken or tilted extensions leveled on new support
Wood flooring cut back from the ember zone
Raised hearth caps reset on a sound base

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The order of a hearth repair

Describe the hearth on the call
Cracked, hollow, sunken or too small, a short description sets up the free visit and what we bring.
Sounding and measuring
Each tile is tapped, the slab's level is read and the extension is measured against the opening.
Support first, surface second
A moving slab or missing support is fixed before tile or stone goes back on a full bed of the named mortar.
Cured before heat, then handed back
The bed cures before grout and fire, and we show you the finished edge and where the clear zone ends.

Heat at the front of the hearth in Lake Shore

For a hearth in inland Lake Shore, the zone that takes the hardest use is the strip in front of the opening. Heat cycles and knocks crack tile there while the far edge stays sound.

We reset that strip on a full bed with heat-suited materials and leave the sound area alone, which keeps the job smaller.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

A hearth repair booked the same day as the inspection comes 10% off too.

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Wood forms found under an old slab

Some extensions were poured over plywood or boards that were meant to come out and never did. Once the work is done, nothing that burns may stay against the underside of a hearth or extension, which makes forgotten formwork a code violation however sound the slab looks. It is also a weak point, because wood under a slab can rot and take the slab's bearing with it.

The fix is to remove the wood and give the slab proper noncombustible support, or to break out the slab and pour a new one on the right base. We tell you which after seeing the underside, and the finding goes into the estimate.

Relaying loose brick on a hearth

A brick hearth surface fails at its joints. Once mortar erodes or cracks, the units loosen and rock, and water from cleaning reaches the bed. Relaying means lifting the loose brick, cleaning old mortar off each unit and off the bed, and setting them back on fresh mortar with full joints.

Brick in front of the opening sees heat and wear, so we reuse sound units where we can and replace cracked ones with brick matched for size and color. Joints are tooled to match the rest of the surface. The number of units relaid is on the ticket, so the invoice matches what you saw.

Stopping water before resetting tile

Stains and loose tile at the back of the extension, close to the opening, point up the flue. Water from an open top or a failed seal can run down the back wall of the firebox and across the inner hearth. Tile reset on a wet bed will not bond well.

The hearth estimate lists the water repair above as a separate line, with the source we found. We schedule the tile after the source is fixed and the bed has dried, which is sometimes a second visit. That wait is written down at the start, not sprung on you later, and the price does not change because of it.

What we check on a hearth in Lake Shore before pricing

Hearth and extension measured against the opening size and R1001.10
Grout raked and renewed, product and color written down
Extension enlarged to code size, with support and joint detail shown
Room and floors covered, with dust kept to the work area

Before your hearth is lifted

Can my hearth be made bigger without tearing it out?

It can when the existing slab is sound. An addition on proper support, joined cleanly to the old slab, brings the size up, and new tile across both hides the seam. The estimate shows the new outline.

Will you match my stone or tile?

We look for the closest available match first and tell you plainly how close it is. If no match exists, we suggest a salvage spot or a deliberate contrast, and you choose before anything is removed.