Chimney waterproofing in Murray Hill by local experts

One test patch before the whole Murray Hill stack is treated, checked once it has cured. The first inspection is free.

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Local waterproofing experts for Murray Hill brick

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

Treatment day in Murray Hill is set by the weather window on the product's data sheet.

Free inspection and estimateWe splash test your Murray Hill chimney at no charge and tell you if the brick needs treatment at all.
No hidden feesRepairs and repellent are separate lines, and nothing is added once the spraying starts.
100% satisfaction guaranteedIf treated brick still soaks up water where we sprayed, we come back and put it right.

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Useful details for the first call

Some facts make a waterproofing visit in Murray Hill easier to plan. Is the chimney brick, stone, stucco or painted? Have you seen white powder, dark patches, stains inside, or water in the fireplace? Has the chimney been sealed or coated before, and do you know with what product? Has any masonry work been done recently, and when? Those answers tell us whether to plan for testing, repairs, removal of an old coating, or a straightforward treatment. Every detail is confirmed on the roof before the estimate is written, and nothing is sprayed on the first visit. Damp patches on the chimney in Murray Hill? Call (904) 920-5495 and we will test the brick.

Murray Hill is one of the named neighborhoods of Jacksonville. Murray Hill is in Duval County.

What's Included

What chimney waterproofing covers in Murray Hill

Flood coat applied from the bottom up
Coverage kept to the maker's rate, never heavier
Windows, skylights and shingles covered before spraying
Painted or glazed brick left out, as the maker directs

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How It Works

How chimney waterproofing runs

Water test on brick and joints
We wet the faces and watch where the brick drinks, and check the crown, cap and flashing for openings.
Openings repaired, then cured
Joints, brick, crown and flashing are fixed first, and the data sheet's cure time runs before any treatment.
Test patch, then a flood coat
A patch shows how your brick takes the product. Then it goes on from the bottom up with a low-pressure sprayer, wet on wet.
Splash test and paperwork
Treated brick should bead water and stay light. You get the product, the faces treated and the cure time in writing.

Local Conditions

Why more repellent is not better

A heavier coat can seem like better value, but too much repellent cuts how well the brick breathes, and breathing is the whole point of a penetrating product.

We apply at the coverage rate on the data sheet, and the test patch on your Murray Hill chimney shows how much the brick takes.

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Repairs and treatment booked today for your Murray Hill chimney come with 10% off a first service.

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Applying from the bottom up

On a vertical face, the maker's directions for our product start at the bottom and work upward, using a low-pressure sprayer with a fan nozzle or a roller. Each pass floods the brick until a little excess runs down below the wet area, and a second wet application follows within minutes, before the first has soaked away. Starting low means any run-down falls onto brick that has not been treated yet, instead of streaking across finished work. Each face is completed in one continuous session so there are no lap marks where one day's work meets the next. Corners and the edges of the crown are cut in by brush where the spray cannot reach cleanly.

Repellent does not seal the roof joint

The roof joint around a chimney is sealed with metal: step flashing woven into the roof covering and counterflashing let into the masonry above it. When that metal lifts, rusts or loses its seal, water runs down between the chimney and the roof framing, without touching the brick faces a repellent protects. Stains on a ceiling near the chimney, or wet framing in the attic beside it, send us to the flashing before any treatment is priced. Flashing repair is its own job, and damage to the roof covering itself is referred to a roofer.

Water-based or solvent-based repellent

The active ingredient in a clear repellent is delivered in a carrier, either water or a solvent, that evaporates after the product has soaked in. BIA's note says the choice of carrier changes the conditions a product can go on in, and points out that green building programs set limits on solvent content. The two kinds also differ in odor, in clean-up and in how they behave on dense or damp surfaces. The product we name states its carrier, and we follow its limits on surface moisture, temperature and ventilation. The choice is explained if a solvent-based product is proposed.

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Tested before any repellent goes on in Murray Hill

Splash test of each face to show where the brick absorbs water
Joint, brick, crown and flashing repairs listed before any treatment
Efflorescence brushed off dry, with its water source dealt with first
Clean-up of overspray on nearby surfaces the same day

FAQ

Before any sealer goes on

Will waterproofing stop water coming into my fireplace?

Not if the water comes down the flue or through the crown. Those paths are closed with a cap or crown repair, and treatment of the brick faces comes afterward if it is still needed.

Does the repellent change the color of the brick?

The product we use leaves little or no shine, though very dense brick can go a shade darker. You see the trial patch dry, next to untreated brick, before the rest is done.

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