Chimney rebuild in Oakleaf Plantation by local masonry pros

Local masons take your Oakleaf Plantation chimney down to masonry that holds and lay it back plumb, flashed and crowned. The assessment is free.

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

The finished chimney in Oakleaf Plantation is measured against the code's height rule before the crown is cast.

Family owned and operatedOur family business takes your Oakleaf Plantation 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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Rebuilding above the roofline in Oakleaf Plantation

The part of a chimney above the roof is exposed on all four sides with nothing around it for support, so that is where the testing starts. A partial rebuild there takes down the exposed courses to sound masonry, relays them, and finishes with a cast crown and counterflashing let into the new joints.

The chimney below the roof, inside the house, is left untouched when it tests sound. Where the new work meets the old, and how that joint is made, is recorded. Inside, nothing changes except a short spell with the fireplace out of use. Get on our Oakleaf Plantation schedule at (904) 920-5495, and the sound courses on your chimney are marked for free.

Oakleaf Plantation is in Clay County. In the 2020 Census, Oakleaf Plantation counted 31,034 residents.

What a chimney rebuild covers in Oakleaf Plantation

Each course tested by hand to set the take-down line
Roof protected where brick and mortar could land
Sound original brick cleaned and saved to relay
Work days and cure time for the Oakleaf Plantation job in writing

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How our rebuild specialists work in Oakleaf Plantation

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.

Repairs that keep failing in Oakleaf Plantation

When the same chimney needs repointing, then patching, then more repointing, the brick behind the joints may be too far gone to hold new mortar.

On chimneys in Oakleaf Plantation, testing course by course shows whether one more repair makes sense or a rebuild of the top is the better money.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

A rebuild is the largest job we do, and it is discounted like the smallest.

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Closing the flue while the stack comes down

The open flue is the easiest path for rubble into the house. Before the first course comes off, a cover or a plug goes into the flue a few feet down, so mortar and brick fragments stop on top of it instead of landing in the smoke chamber or on the damper.

Inside, the fireplace opening is sealed as a second barrier. The cover is lifted and cleaned out as the take-down goes lower, and it stays in place until the new flue work begins. A cover that fills with debris is emptied by hand rather than pushed down the flue.

Tooling the joints so water runs off

How a mortar joint is finished decides how it handles rain. The brick industry's water-penetration guidance favors concave and V-shaped joints, along with grapevine joints, because the tool presses the mortar tight against the brick and leaves a profile with no ledge for water to rest on.

Timing counts too. Joints are tooled when the mortar has firmed enough to hold a thumbprint without smearing, then brushed lightly. Joints tooled too early smear; too late, they crumble at the surface and leave pores for water to get in. In the rebuilt section, the profile is matched to the joints that stay wherever that profile sheds water.

Fireblocking where the rebuilt stack passes a floor

Noncombustible fireblocking, securely fixed, has to fill the space between masonry and framing at each floor or ceiling the stack passes (FBC R1003.19). Against wood joists, beams or headers, that fireblocking has to be self-supporting or be laid on metal strips or lath.

Below the roofline, a rebuild passes those points and puts the fireblocking back as it goes. Any combustible fill found stuffed around the old stack, such as paper-faced insulation or scrap wood, is removed and replaced. The gaps are measured so the new fireblocking fits snugly. Access panels are left where the work can be inspected.

Tested before a rebuild is priced in Oakleaf Plantation

Roof around the stack protected where debris lands during the work
Flue covered so brick and mortar chips stay out of the smoke chamber
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

Before the first brick comes off

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.

What if you find the footing is the problem?

Then that comes first in writing, because rebuilding the top of a chimney whose base has moved does not stop the lean. It also says who would evaluate the footing.