Chimney flue tile replacement in Mayport
Clay flue tile repair for Mayport chimneys, done by family pros who stand behind the work with a workmanship warranty.
- Fully licensed and insured
- Locally owned
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service
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Local flue pros for Mayport chimneys
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
Replacement tiles are set in the refractory mortar the code names.
- Free inspection and estimateThe flue at your Mayport home is swept, examined from both ends and mapped at no charge.
- 100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the repaired flue is not sound and correctly sized when we finish, we make it right.
- Family owned and operatedA family business maps the flue and does the repair, so the plan and the work stay in one set of hands.
Before an insert goes into the fireplace
Plans for a fireplace insert often bring the flue into question. Many insert manuals call for a liner run the full height of the chimney, and even where they do not, the existing flue has to be sound enough to carry what the insert sends up it.
We check the flue before you commit. If it is sound, you keep your options. If it has open joints or cracked tiles, you learn whether a repair or a liner fits the insert you have in mind. Planning an insert for a fireplace in Mayport? Call (904) 920-5495 and ask our flue pros for a free check.
Mayport sits in Duval County. Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park is in Mayport.
Tile, joint, seal and size
- Flue size measured before any coat goes in
- Every defect written down by height
- Flue mapped at your Mayport home before any price is given
- A written flue plan for your Mayport chimney, free of charge
From the first look to a sealed flue in Mayport
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Swept and examined
The flue is cleaned, then looked over from the roof and the firebox with a light and mirrors.
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Mapped and measured
Each defect is placed by height and wall, and the flue size is checked against what it serves.
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Repaired by the chosen method
Top tiles swapped from the roof, damaged sections coated with a listed system, or a relining price when repair will not hold.
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Checked and cured
The finished flue is examined from both ends and left to cure before the first fire.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
From one cracked tile to a full relining, flue work in Mayport is discounted.
Flue damage after a chimney fire
A chimney fire heats the flue far beyond its normal range. The damage it leaves can include split tiles, open joints, a warped damper and heat reaching framing near the chimney. NFPA 211 asks for a deeper inspection whenever an event has probably harmed the chimney, and a fire in the flue is exactly that.
After the fire department has made the house safe, the fireplace stays out of use until that inspection is done. We examine every tile and joint, look at the clearances around the chimney where they can be reached, and write down whether the flue can be repaired or has to be relined.
Mortar ridges inside the flue
The code asks for only enough mortar to make each joint and hold the tile, with the joint left smooth on the inside. In practice, some flues were built with mortar squeezed out into the passage, leaving ridges at every joint.
Those ridges narrow the flue slightly, catch deposits and can hide gaps behind them. During a flue repair, loose ridges that would block a resurfacing tool or trap deposits are knocked back. Where the ridges hide open joints, those joints are part of the repair scope, and the flue map shows where they are.
One flue, several defects, one plan
Single faults are rare in a flue. A sweep might spot one crack while an open joint two tiles lower and a gap at the smoke chamber go unmentioned. Repairing them one at a time, with different methods, can cost more than one repair that covers them all.
So the plan is drawn for the whole flue. Each defect is listed, but the method is chosen to cover them together, whether that is resurfacing the full height, replacing the top two tiles and resurfacing below, or relining. The estimate shows how each defect is covered by the chosen method.
Flue findings written down before pricing
- Flue area measured against the fireplace opening or appliance connector
- Dividers between neighboring flues checked where they can be seen
- Refractory mortar to ASTM C199 named for any tile reset
- Fireplace or appliance use allowed before and after the repair
Flue repair questions from Mayport
Can one cracked tile be fixed on its own?
If it is the top tile, often yes, from the roof. A single cracked tile lower down usually cannot be reached alone, so it is covered by resurfacing that section or by relining, depending on the rest of the flue.
How do you see inside a flue?
From both ends, with a strong light and mirrors, after the flue is swept. Anything we could not see is written down as not seen, so nothing is guessed.
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Have the flue checked while the fireplace is cold
One top tile or the full height, each flue repair in Mayport gets a written price before work begins.
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