Chimney masonry repair in Nocatee by local masons

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

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Brick and mortar pros for Nocatee chimneys

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Family owned and operated
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Same-day service available
10% off any service

When a brick has to go, it is cut out by hand so the ones around it stay sound.

Locally ownedA locally owned business answers for the brick and mortar work on your Nocatee 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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Cracks climbing the stack

Zigzag cracking up the chimney along the mortar joints, stepping from course to course, tells you the masonry moved and the mortar gave way where it should. The question for your Nocatee chimney is whether the movement has stopped.

We measure each crack, mark its ends, and look for causes such as a settling footing, a failed crown or rusting metal built into the wall. Cracks that have stopped moving are raked and repointed. One that is still opening is watched and its cause dealt with first, because repointing a live crack only hides it for a while, and it will be back. Describe what you can see from the yard in Nocatee on the phone at (904) 920-5495.

The county for Nocatee is St. Johns County. Census takers counted 22,503 people in Nocatee in 2020.

Brick and mortar repairs for Nocatee homes

Worn joints raked back to sound mortar
Cured test batch checked against the old color
Spalled brick cut out and replaced unit by unit
Salvaged or matched brick sized to the old coursing

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From damage map to cured joints in Nocatee

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.

Flaking brick above the roof in Nocatee

Brick above the roof line takes rain on every side, and the water carries salts into it that can push the face off as the wall dries.

On chimneys in Nocatee we cut out flaking units and replace them, then fix whatever let water soak that part of the stack.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Masonry work booked within 72 hours of the free inspection takes the 10% off, like every other service.

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Marking a crack to see if it is still moving

Some cracks are old and stable; others are still opening. Telling them apart can take time. A simple method is a pencil line and a date at both ends of the crack, plus a width reading at one marked point. On a later visit the marks show whether the crack has grown longer or wider.

A small plastic crack monitor fixed across the crack does the same job with a scale. A stable crack is repaired as a joint or unit repair. A moving one gets its cause found first, since mortar alone will not hold it. The readings are dated, so the next check compares like with like.

Why caulk over a crack makes the next repair bigger

Caulk spread over a cracked joint looks like a quick fix. It seals the surface for a while, but it does not bond to the mortar in a lasting way, and once it splits it holds water against the brick behind it.

When the joint is finally repaired, every trace of the caulk has to be cut out before new mortar can bond, and the joint is often wider than it would have been. The same goes for cement troweled over a face. Old patch material comes out as part of the repair. That extra cutting is part of why an old patch makes the proper repair larger than the crack looked.

Tooling new joints to match the old ones

The shape of a mortar joint's face is part of how a wall looks. Some chimneys have concave joints, some flush, some struck or raked back from the brick face. New joints tooled to a different profile stand out even when the color matches.

So after new mortar is packed in and has stiffened enough, it is tooled with a jointer that matches the existing profile. Timing matters: tooling too soon smears the mortar, and tooling too late leaves a rough surface. The finished joint should read as part of the original wall. Where the old joints vary around the stack, we match the ones beside each repair.

Mortar type, brick source and joint depth

Map of each damaged area on the stack, with its size
Joint raking depth and the tool used at the head joints
Source of replacement brick: salvaged from the stack or new
Items that can wait, with what to watch in the meantime

Masonry questions from Nocatee

Will the repair match the rest of the chimney?

Mortar color is checked with a sample that has cured against the brick, replacement units are chosen for size and texture, and the joints are tooled to the old profile. The estimate tells you where the brick comes from.

Can you repair a stone or stone veneer chimney?

Yes. Natural stone is laid and repointed differently from brick, and manufactured veneer has a water barrier behind it that has to keep working. We repair both, and we tell you which one your chimney has.