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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Same-day service available
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Local rebuild experts for Oakleaf Plantation chimneys

Locally owned in Jacksonville
Family owned and operated
100% satisfaction guaranteed
Free inspection and estimate
Same-day service available
10% off when you book today

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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Raising a short chimney to the code height

The code sets a minimum height for a chimney above the roof around it, and a stack that falls short can draw poorly or push smoke back down in wind. A rebuild is the natural time to fix that, since the top is coming off anyway.

Raising the stack adds courses, lengthens the flue tile or liner, and moves the crown and cap up with it. For the Oakleaf Plantation stack, the height being added is shown with the measurement it is based on, taken from the roof in its current form. Where a neighboring part of the house sets the height, that measurement is noted too. Our rebuild masons assess Oakleaf Plantation chimneys at no charge; book at (904) 920-5495.

Oakleaf Plantation lies inland, over six miles from the coast. The direct distance from Jacksonville to Oakleaf Plantation is about 16 miles.

What's Included

What a chimney rebuild covers in Oakleaf Plantation

Roof protected where brick and mortar could land
Sound original brick cleaned and saved to relay
Mortar type chosen from ASTM C270 for the exposure
Work days and cure time for the Oakleaf Plantation job in writing

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How It Works

How our rebuild specialists work in Oakleaf Plantation

Take-down line marked
We test each row of brick from the top down and mark where sound brick starts.
Old brick taken down by hand
The flue is covered and the roof protected, then brick comes off a row at a time, with sound brick saved to relay.
Relaid plumb around the flue
Brick goes back in matched mortar with tooled joints, around new clay tile or ready for a listed liner, and is flashed into the roof.
Crown cast, cap on last
A new crown with an overhang and a drip edge cures before the cap goes on and the first fire is lit.

Local Conditions

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.

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A first rebuild with us is 10% off.

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Lowering brick from the roof

Brick comes off a chimney by hand and comes down under control. Pieces are passed to a bucket on a line or sent down an enclosed chute to a container on the ground. Nothing is tossed over the eave onto a roof or a bed below.

The mortar and brick fragments are kept separate from sound brick being saved for reuse. The work area on the roof is swept as it goes, since loose grit under a boot on sloped roofing is a fall risk and grinds into shingles. Nothing heavier than a bucket load travels at once, so the line and the roof edge are not overloaded.

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.

What the footing has to be

A masonry chimney sits on its own footing. The code calls for one of concrete or solid masonry, 12 inches thick or more, extending 6 inches or more past the face of the chimney or its support wall on every side (FBC R1003.2).

Leaning from the base points to the footing, which may be undersized, cracked or sitting on soil that has moved. That is outside what a stack rebuild can correct. That gets said up front, with who would evaluate the footing, before any work above it is scheduled. Cracks that widen toward the bottom and a gap opening between chimney and wall point that way.

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Tested before a rebuild is priced in Oakleaf Plantation

Flue covered so brick and mortar chips stay out of the smoke chamber
Masonry divider rebuilt between flues where two share the stack
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

FAQ

Before the first brick comes off

Do you rebuild chimneys in Oakleaf Plantation?

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

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.

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