Chimney mortar repair for homes in Lakeside
Worn chimney joints in Lakeside raked out and rebuilt by local family masons once the free survey has mapped them.
- Fully licensed and insured
- Locally owned
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service
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Local repointing pros for Lakeside chimneys
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
Mortar is chosen to suit the brick, softer where the brick is soft.
- Free inspection and estimateEvery face of your Lakeside 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.
Deteriorated mortar on a sale report
Home sale reports often list a chimney with deteriorated or missing mortar and recommend a mason. The note rarely says which faces, how deep or how urgent. Where one face is fine, that is written down too, so nobody pays to repoint sound mortar.
Our survey fills that in. Each face is scratch-tested, the worst joints are measured for depth, and the estimate prices each side separately so buyer and seller can agree on scope. Mortar flagged on an inspection report in Lakeside? Send the page with your call to (904) 920-5495; the inspection is free.
Lakeside lies inland. Lakeside is part of Clay County.
Repointing work we do in Lakeside
- Every face scratch-tested and sketched
- Head joints cut by hand to protect brick edges
- Fresh work shaded, misted and covered from rain
- Brick faces brushed clean as we go
How our masons repoint a chimney in Lakeside
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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.
Joints that pass through the attic in Lakeside
Interior chimney joints are sheltered from rain, yet they still age and can open up beside the framing.
If the chimney runs through your Lakeside attic, we check its joints there as part of the survey.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Repointing earns the discount whether or not you have used our masons before.
Cleaning and dampening raked joints
Raking leaves dust and loose grit in the joint, and fresh mortar laid on that grit has nothing firm to hold. So each joint is brushed or blown clean down to firm mortar and brick.
Next the joint is dampened, because dry brick pulls water out of fresh mortar and weakens it. Preservation Brief 2 describes masonry that is damp but without standing water. On a hot day that may mean dampening again just ahead of the trowel. It is a small step that decides whether the new joint bonds or cracks loose. A joint that is still dusty when the trowel arrives is cleaned again, however long it takes.
Getting the mortar color right
Mortar color comes mostly from the sand, with the binder shifting the shade. Fresh mortar also looks darker wet than it will dry, so judging a match from the bucket goes wrong.
We make a small test batch, let it cure against the brick and compare it with the old joints in daylight. The mix is adjusted until it reads as part of the same wall. Where the old joints have weathered unevenly, we match the tone that covers the greater part of that face and show you the sample before the work begins. The approved sample stays on site as the reference for every batch mixed after it.
Roof protection and cleanup
Repointing puts dust, mortar crumbs and old joint material on the roof around the chimney. Left there, it clogs gutters and stains shingles. So the roof is covered around the work area before raking starts.
Debris is caught and bagged, gutters near the chimney are cleared, and the ground below is checked at the end of each day. Any flowers or plants under the chimney are protected. It is a small part of the price, and it is the part neighbors notice first. At handover, the roof around the chimney should look the way it did before we arrived, less the old mortar.
What goes on a repointing sketch in Lakeside
- Mortar type under ASTM C270 and the reason for it
- Caulk or skim patches to remove before repointing
- Joint profile to match, tooled once the mortar has firmed
- Joints that can wait a season, and how to watch them
Before the joints are raked
Do you repoint chimneys in Lakeside?
Yes. Our masons repoint chimneys across Clay County, Lakeside included. Mention the sandy sides on the phone, and those faces are surveyed first, at no charge.
Is a fire safe while the chimney is being repointed?
Best not on the days we work on the top, and not until the new mortar has had its curing time. The estimate gives the wait based on the mortar and the weather.
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Joints sandy or caulked over in Lakeside? The survey costs nothing, and repointing booked in the 72 hours after it is 10% off.
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