Local chimney rebuild for Middleburg homes

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

Fully licensed and insured
Locally owned
Family owned and operated
Same-day service

Call (904) 920-5495 Free Inspection

Get Your Free Inspection

Get a quote for chimney and fireplace repair and installation in Jacksonville.

Quicker by phone? Call (904) 920-5495

Call our chimney crew

(904) 920-5495 Free Inspection

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 any service

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.

Call (904) 920-5495 Free Inspection

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.

At the 2020 Census, Middleburg was home to 12,881 people. Middleburg is inland.

A rebuild from take-down to cap

Brick lowered by bucket or chute, never thrown
Mortar type chosen from ASTM C270 for the exposure
Cap anchored once the crown has cured
Take-down line for your Middleburg chimney stated in courses

Call (904) 920-5495 Free Inspection

Test, take down, relay, crown

Courses tested, line marked
Each course is pressed and probed from the top down, and the take-down line is marked where sound brick starts.
Taken down under cover
The flue is plugged and the roof protected, then brick comes off by hand and sound units are saved.
Relaid with flue and flashing
Courses go back plumb in the chosen mortar, the flue tile or liner rises with them, and counterflashing is set into the joints.
Height, crown and cap
The height is checked, a crown is cast with a drip edge and bond break, and the cap goes on after it cures.

Rebuilding above the roofline in Middleburg

Most rebuilds stop at or just below the roofline, where the masonry has been out of the weather. Taking the stack down to that line keeps the job on the roof.

For your Middleburg chimney, the estimate states the line in courses or feet and explains why it sits there.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

A rebuild in Middleburg is a big number, and the 10% discount is printed under it as its own line.

Call (904) 920-5495 Free Inspection

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.

Fireblocking where the rebuilt stack passes a floor

Noncombustible fireblocking, securely fixed, has to fill the space between masonry and framing at each floor or ceiling the stack passes (FBC R1003.19). Against wood joists, beams or headers, that fireblocking has to be self-supporting or be laid on metal strips or lath.

Below the roofline, a rebuild passes those points and puts the fireblocking back as it goes. Any combustible fill found stuffed around the old stack, such as paper-faced insulation or scrap wood, is removed and replaced. The gaps are measured so the new fireblocking fits snugly. Access panels are left where the work can be inspected.

Protecting fresh mortar and concrete

New mortar and a cast crown gain strength slowly, and two things harm them early: rain that washes the surface before it sets, and drying so fast that the mix cannot cure. Both show later as crumbly joints or a crazed crown.

Fresh work is covered at the end of each day and whenever rain threatens, and the crown is kept damp as its data sheet directs. The schedule leaves room for those cure periods, which is why a rebuild does not finish on the day the last course is laid. Hot, windy days call for shade and damp burlap just as rainy ones call for covers.

Take-down line, flue and crown plan

Roof around the stack protected where debris lands during the work
Flue covered so brick and mortar chips stay out of the smoke chamber
Mortar type chosen from ASTM C270 to suit the brick and exposure
Height checked against the roof and anything within 10 feet

Rebuild questions from Middleburg

Will a roofer be involved in the rebuild?

Sometimes. The rebuild includes counterflashing set into the new joints, but base flashing woven into the roofing, a cricket, or roofing repairs may need a roofer; each is assigned on the estimate.

Does a rebuild qualify for the 10% offer?

Yes. A rebuild booked within 72 hours of the free inspection comes 10% off; just ask for it on the call.