Local chimney rebuild for Middleburg homes

One free assessment for your Middleburg rebuild covers brick, mortar, flue, crown, flashing and permit.

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Same-day service available
Upfront pricing, no hidden fees

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Why Choose Us

Rebuild specialists who test every course in Middleburg

Locally owned in Jacksonville
Family owned and operated
100% satisfaction guaranteed
Free inspection and estimate
Same-day service available
10% off when you book today

We cover the flue and protect the roof before any brick comes down.

Family owned and operatedOur family business takes your Middleburg 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.

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When the footing is the problem

Tilting from the ground up, pulling away from the house, or cracking near the base: each of these points to the footing or the soil beneath it. Rebuilding the top of such a chimney treats the symptom, and the lean can carry on.

In that case the estimate puts the footing question first, states that it goes beyond rebuilding the stack, and says who would evaluate it. Only when the base is settled does a rebuild of the upper Middleburg chimney make sense, and the masonry scope waits until then. Get on our Middleburg schedule at (904) 920-5495, and the sound courses on your chimney are marked for free.

About 24 miles, as the crow flies, separate Middleburg from Jacksonville. Middleburg lies within Clay County.

What's Included

A rebuild from take-down to cap

Brick lowered by bucket or chute, never thrown
Courses laid plumb and tooled so water runs off
Flue tile set in refractory mortar or a listed liner run
Work days and cure time for the Middleburg job in writing

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How It Works

Test, take down, relay, crown

Take-down line marked
We test each row of brick from the top down and mark where sound brick starts.
Old brick taken down by hand
The flue is covered and the roof protected, then brick comes off a row at a time, with sound brick saved to relay.
Relaid plumb around the flue
Brick goes back in matched mortar with tooled joints, around new clay tile or ready for a listed liner, and is flashed into the roof.
Crown cast, cap on last
A new crown with an overhang and a drip edge cures before the cap goes on and the first fire is lit.

Local Conditions

Flue work inside a rebuild in Middleburg

A rebuild opens the flue, which makes it the right time to fix a cracked tile run or plan a liner. New clay tile is set in refractory mortar as the courses rise.

When a listed stainless liner suits your Middleburg chimney better, the rebuild leaves room for it.

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A rebuild booked today for your Middleburg home comes with 10% off a first service.

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Saving the original brick

Sound brick from the take-down is the best match the chimney will ever get, so it is sorted on the roof. Pieces with intact faces and edges are set aside; cracked, soft or face-damaged brick is discarded.

Saved brick is cleaned of old mortar by chipping or with a masonry hammer, without breaking the edges, and stacked by which face was out. Relaying weathered faces outward keeps the rebuilt section close to the color of the rest of the chimney. Brick with old paint or heavy soot staining is kept for inner courses where it will not show.

Choosing a mortar type from ASTM C270

ASTM C270 sorts mortar for unit masonry into types by the mix of cement, lime and sand, or by tested strength. The stronger types are stiffer, and a mortar stiffer than the brick around it pushes movement into the brick instead of taking it in the joint.

The Brick Industry Association's guidance is to pick the lowest-strength type that still meets the job's needs. For a chimney top that means matching the mortar to the brick and the exposure instead of reaching for the strongest bag. The type chosen is named before work starts. Color is matched separately through the sand and any pigment, since the type sets strength and the sand sets the shade.

The divider between two flues

Where two or more flues run in one chimney, the code wants masonry built between them, a wythe not less than 4 inches thick (FBC R1003.13). That divider keeps smoke and heat in one flue from crossing into the next through an open joint.

In old chimneys the divider can be broken, thin or missing near the top. A rebuild puts it back to full thickness through the rebuilt section and ties it into the outer walls. Each flue's tile or liner is then set on its own side of the divider. Where one flue is abandoned, the divider still goes back, since the empty flue beside it still collects heat and water.

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Take-down line, flue and crown plan

Take-down line stated in courses or feet, with the reason for it
Roof around the stack protected where debris lands during the work
Counterflashing let into new joints over the roof's step flashing
Height checked against the roof and anything within 10 feet

FAQ

Rebuild questions from Middleburg

Will the rebuilt section look like the rest of the chimney?

Original brick is reused where it tests sound, and new brick is chosen for size, then color and texture. New mortar shades differently at first and settles as it cures. An exact match is not something anyone can promise; the estimate shows which brick is planned.

What if you find the footing is the problem?

Then that comes first in writing, because rebuilding the top of a chimney whose base has moved does not stop the lean. It also says who would evaluate the footing.

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