Local chimney masonry repair in Nassauville

The four-inch wall and the air gap to framing stay intact when our local masons repair your Nassauville chimney. Inspections are free.

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Chimney masonry experts who match the old wall

Locally owned in Jacksonville
Family owned and operated
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Free inspection and estimate
Same-day service available
10% off any service

We close the path the water took before we fix the damage it caused.

Locally ownedA locally owned business answers for the brick and mortar work on your Nassauville chimney.
Upfront pricing, no hidden feesEach area of the stack is priced on its own line, so you can see what each repair costs.
100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the repair does not look or hold the way we agreed, we come back and make it right.

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Stone and veneer chimneys

Not every masonry chimney is brick. Natural stone chimneys are laid in mortar like brick, but their units are irregular and their joints wider. Manufactured stone veneer is a thin facing adhered over a backing and a water-resistive barrier. Loose stones, open joints and stains appear on both, but the repair differs, and the barrier behind the veneer has to stay intact through the repair so water behind the facing can still get out. For a stone chimney in Nassauville we identify which type it is before quoting, and the details that matter for each type are described on the stone chimney repair page. Describe what you can see from the yard in Nassauville on the phone at (904) 920-5495.

Nassauville is near the coast without touching it. Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church is in Nassauville.

Brick and mortar repairs for Nassauville homes

Water path closed before any mortar is mixed
Cured test batch checked against the old color
Spalled brick cut out and replaced unit by unit
Loose top courses relaid in fresh mortar

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From damage map to cured joints in Nassauville

Damage mapped by type
Soft joints, cracks, flaking faces and loose courses are marked on the stack, along with the water path behind them.
Mortar and brick matched
The mortar type is picked to suit the old wall, a test batch cures against the brick, and replacement units are sized to the coursing.
Rake, repoint and replace
Joints are raked to sound mortar and packed in layers, and damaged brick is cut out and reset.
Tooling, cleanup and cover
New joints are tooled to the old profile, smears come off without raw acid, and fresh work is covered from rain.

Brick repairs close to the coast

Nassauville is near the ocean, close enough for salt to ride in on storm rain. It settles into the pores of brick and mortar and can flake soft faces as the wall dries.

Our masonry repairs in Nassauville close the water path first and use brick that stands up to wet weather.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Repointing for your Nassauville chimney comes 10% off when booked inside three days of the inspection.

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Type N, Type S and the stack above the roof

The Brick Industry Association's mortar selection table covers chimneys directly. For parapets and chimneys, which stand exposed above the roof, it recommends Type N mortar and lists Type S as the alternate. Type N is an all-purpose mix with good bond and workability; Type S has higher compressive and flexural bond strength, and masons use the two interchangeably where the job's strength needs are met. What the table does not recommend for an exposed stack are the extremes: the hard, stiff Type M and the soft Type O.

We name the type so another mason could check the choice. A mortar sold as extra strong is not the upgrade it sounds like on a chimney.

Matching brick size to the old coursing

Brick sizes have changed over the years, and a modern unit may be slightly longer, shorter or thicker than the brick in an older chimney. A mismatch of even a fraction of an inch shows as joints that do not line up with the courses beside them.

Before ordering, we measure several existing units and the joint widths, and match both. If a close size cannot be found new, salvaged brick of the right size is an option. We name the brick we plan to use and where it comes from, so the match is agreed before work begins. Where a perfect match is not possible, the closest brick is placed where it shows least.

Salvaged brick from the same chimney

The closest match to the brick in a chimney can be more of the same brick. When the top of a stack is relaid, sound units from the dismantled courses are cleaned of old mortar and reused. When only a few units are needed, brick can sometimes be taken from a part of the chimney that is hidden, such as inside the attic, and replaced there with a new unit where color does not matter. Salvaged brick has already weathered with the rest of the stack, so it blends in sooner than new brick does. Salvaged units are checked for cracks and soft faces before they are reused.

Mortar type, brick source and joint depth

Joint raking depth and the tool used at the head joints
Crack readings: width, direction, and whether it is still moving
Roof protection, ladder or scaffold access, and clean-up
Clearance to framing kept open where the chimney passes the attic

Masonry questions from Nassauville

Can you repair only the damaged part of the chimney?

Yes, where the rest of the stack is sound. We repair the areas that have failed and close the water path that caused them. The estimate shows each area separately, which makes it clear what is included.

What if you find the chimney needs rebuilding?

You hear it from us, with the reasons written down. When repair and rebuild are both reasonable, we price both so you can compare.