Local chimney rebuild in Nassauville

New brick matched to the old, mortar softer than the brick, joints tooled to shed water. That is how Nassauville stacks go back up, after a free check.

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Rebuild specialists who test every course in Nassauville

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A leaning top is checked against the footing first, since rebuilding over a moving base will not last.

Family owned and operatedOur family business takes your Nassauville 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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Permits for a chimney rebuild

Whether a rebuild needs a permit, and what inspections come with it, is for the local building department to decide, since the work is structural masonry. We do not guess on your behalf: the estimate states our expectation on the permit and who applies.

Where inspections apply, they fall at set points, such as before the crown pour or at the end, and the schedule allows for them. If no permit is needed, the estimate says that too. Keep the permit record with the Nassauville house papers, since a future buyer may ask for it. Tell us what you see from the ground; (904) 920-5495 reaches our rebuild team in Nassauville.

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A rebuild from take-down to cap

Sound original brick cleaned and saved to relay
Counterflashing let into the new joints as the stack rises
Crown cast with an overhang, drip edge and bond break
Work days and cure time for the Nassauville job in writing

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From take-down line to cured crown in Nassauville

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.

Chimney rebuilds near the coast

Nassauville is near the coast. Salt can reach the exposed metal, so the metal built into a rebuilt stack, from counterflashing to the cap, is chosen to resist it.

The estimate names the metal for each part, and stainless is our default for a rebuild in Nassauville.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Rebuilds booked within 72 hours of the inspection come 10% off.

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Brick size and the line of the courses

Bricks are made in more than one size, and an older chimney may have been built with brick that differs from sizes sold today. If new brick is taller or shorter than the old, the courses drift out of line with the masonry that stays, and the joint at the junction shows.

So new brick is matched by height and length before color. Where an exact size cannot be found, joint thickness is adjusted within reason to bring the courses back into line. The sizes are checked with a tape on the roof before any brick is bought.

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.

Anchoring the cap once the crown has cured

A cap goes on after the crown cures, since anchors in green concrete do not hold. Depending on the design, it clamps to the flue tile, screws to the crown with masonry anchors, or bolts to a top plate. Anchors go in with care near the crown's edge, where drilling too close can split off the drip edge. The cap is sized to the flue or to the crown for a multi-flue design, and its screen is checked for gaps once it is on. Stainless fasteners are used so rust does not streak down the new crown and brick.

Take-down line, flue and crown plan

Take-down line stated in courses or feet, with the reason for it
Joint profile tooled concave or V once the mortar firms
Masonry divider rebuilt between flues where two share the stack
Permit expectation, who files, and where inspections fall in the schedule

Rebuild questions from Nassauville

Do you rebuild chimneys in Nassauville?

We do. Describe what you are seeing on the chimney and the roof type, and the Nassauville estimate visit is planned around testing the masonry.

How long does a chimney rebuild take?

It depends on how far down the take-down goes, the flue work and the weather, plus cure time before the cap and first fire. The estimate gives a schedule with the working days marked.