Local chimney rebuild in Neptune Beach

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

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Chimney rebuild specialists who test every course

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Same-day service available
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Cure time is part of the schedule, so the cap and the first fire wait until the crown is ready.

Family owned and operatedOur family business takes your Neptune Beach 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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What to tell us before a rebuild

Describe what you see and when you first saw it: a lean, loose brick, a crack that has grown, damage after a storm, or repairs that keep failing. Tell us the roof covering and pitch, since that decides how the roof is protected and reached, and whether the chimney serves a fireplace, a stove or nothing at all now.

If you have earlier repair records or an inspection report, have them ready. The visit to your Neptune Beach house then goes straight to testing the masonry and measuring the stack instead of reconstructing its history on the roof. Chimney leaning in Neptune Beach? Our masons mark where sound brick starts, and it takes one call to (904) 920-5495.

Neptune Beach reaches the coastline. Neptune Beach lies within Duval County.

Rebuild work around Neptune Beach

Roof protected where brick and mortar could land
Flue tile set in refractory mortar or a listed liner run
Finished height checked against the code's height rule
Take-down line for your Neptune Beach chimney stated in courses

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From take-down line to cured crown in Neptune Beach

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 chimneys by the water in Neptune Beach

Neptune Beach touches the ocean, and every metal part in a rebuilt stack takes salt air: counterflashing, ties, the cap and any reinforcing in the crown. Metal that would last for years elsewhere corrodes sooner here.

Rebuilds in Neptune Beach use stainless or copper counterflashing, keep crown steel deep inside the concrete and fit a stainless cap.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Loose or leaning chimney? Book the rebuild up to 72 hours after we inspect and save 10%.

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Casting a crown on a rebuilt chimney

The crown on a rebuild is cast, either in place with forms built around the top course or as a precast slab set in mortar. It is sloped away from the flue so water runs off, and it projects past the brick on every side.

Under the projecting edge, a drip groove or edge makes water fall clear instead of running back along the underside and down the brick face. The code asks for that drip edge and for the slope (FBC R1003.9.1). The crown is kept damp and protected while it cures, as its mix's data sheet directs.

Letting counterflashing into the new masonry

Rebuilding is the best chance to set counterflashing properly. As courses rise past the roof, the metal is set into the bed joints, or into a reglet cut after the masonry cures, and turned down to lap over the base flashing below.

Mortar or sealant alone at that joint fails as the roof and chimney move. Lapped metal sheds water even when they move. Roof flashing is governed by the Residential code's roofing chapter, chapter 9, together with the roofing maker's details, with the base pieces that tie into the roof covering fitted by whichever trade is assigned that piece.

Water repellent on rebuilt masonry

Fresh masonry can take a water repellent once it has cured, and the product's data sheet says how long to wait. A breathable, penetrating repellent lets moisture inside the brick escape as vapor while slowing rain from soaking in, which film-forming coatings do not.

Repellent is not a substitute for a good crown, tight flashing and tooled joints; it works on top of them. Whether it is worth applying depends on the brick and the exposure, so it is offered as an option, with the reasoning. It goes on clean, dry masonry, and the data sheet gives the reapplication interval.

Take-down line, flue and crown plan

Sound original brick cleaned and set aside to relay
New clay tile in refractory mortar, or space left for a listed liner
Cast crown with an overhang, a drip edge and a sealed bond break
Cure time allowed before the cap goes on and the first fire

Rebuild questions from Neptune Beach

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.

Can the chimney be made taller during the rebuild?

Yes, when the code's height rule calls for it. The added courses are laid before the crown, and the flue tile or liner is lengthened to match.