Family-owned storm damage chimney repair in Oceanway
We check your Oceanway chimney top to bottom after a storm and write the temporary and permanent work on separate lines.
- Fully licensed and insured
- Locally owned
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service
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Storm damage chimney specialists for Oceanway
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
Every flue on the chimney is checked, including ones that serve other appliances.
- Free inspection and estimateAfter a storm, your chimney in Oceanway is checked from the top down at no charge.
- 24/7 emergency lineThe 24/7 line is answered when the storm damage cannot wait for business hours.
- 100% satisfaction guaranteedIf a permanent repair we made does not hold the way we said, we come back and fix it.
Loose bricks at the top of the stack
The top courses of a chimney carry the least weight above them and take the most wind, so they loosen first when mortar is already tired. After a storm, a brick out of line at the top can fall with the next gust. From the yard the courses may look only slightly off and still be loose enough to drop.
Keep everyone, pets included, out from under that side of the chimney. Our masons in Oceanway take the loose courses down to sound brick, relay them in fresh mortar and rebuild the top. The number of courses relaid is written on the ticket.
Oceanway sits away from the coastline. Oceanway is a neighborhood within the City of Jacksonville.
Storm damage repairs we handle in Oceanway
- Factory-built caps and pipe replaced by model
- Antenna and dish mounts taken off the chimney
- Dampers freed after a soaking
- A dated storm record for your Oceanway home
Safe, dry, sound, finished
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Hazards first, then the call
Utility and 911 hazards come first. Then describe what you see from the ground and we set the visit.
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Top closed to the weather
An open flue, a broken chase top or loose courses are covered or made stable the same visit where safe.
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Chimney checked top to bottom
Cap, crown, flashing, masonry and every flue are checked, and each finding is written down in order.
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Permanent repairs in dry weather
Water-stopping work goes first, then structure, then finishes, each on its own line.
Hurricane season and inland chimneys in Oceanway
The National Hurricane Center counts June 1 through November 30 as the Atlantic hurricane season. Wind and heavy rain from those storms do not stop at the shoreline, and a chimney in Oceanway meets both at its top.
A free check of the top tells you whether the chimney came through.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Cap, crown and flashing repairs booked in the 72 hours after the inspection each come 10% off.
Damage a lightning strike can leave
A lightning strike on a chimney can crack or shatter flue tiles, blow bricks out of the top, split a crown and damage a metal cap or liner. The damage can follow the flue down, and it may not show from outside.
After a suspected strike, the flue is checked for its full height before any fire is lit. Cracked tiles and a damaged liner are serious findings, and the estimate explains whether the flue can be repaired or needs a new liner. Where the house has a lightning protection system, its connections at the chimney are noted for the specialist who maintains it.
Rebuilding to the wind design in the code
Chapter 3 of the Florida Building Code's residential volume maps design wind speeds across the state, and new construction is designed to them. A chimney top rebuilt after a storm follows the code in force, and each cap or cover goes on by the method its maker specifies.
That is the difference between putting a chimney back as it was and putting it back right. Where a rebuild needs a permit, the estimate says so and who pulls it. Rebuilt masonry above the roof follows the design the code calls for, rather than simply copying what failed.
Freeing a damper after a soaking
A throat damper that sat in water rusts at its pivot and plate edge, and it can seize open or shut. Forcing it can crack the frame or pull it from the masonry.
We work it free gradually, clean the rust and check the plate and frame for damage. A damper that has rusted thin or warped is priced for replacement, and a top-sealing damper is offered where the throat damper cannot be saved. Rust that has eaten through the plate or frame means replacement, and freeing it would only hide the problem.
Temporary and permanent, line by line
- Temporary flue or chase cover, with who removes it and when
- Crown sealed or recast, with the reason for the choice
- Counter flashing reset into a cut joint and sealed
- Permanent work scheduled for dry weather, reason written
Storm damage questions from Oceanway
Can you put a temporary cover on today and fix it later?
Yes, where it is safe to reach. The cover and the lasting repair are priced as two lines, and nobody uses the fireplace while the cover is on.
What does your satisfaction guarantee mean for a storm repair in Oceanway?
It applies to the permanent repairs we quote. If something we fixed does not hold the way we said it would, we return and set it right.
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After a free storm inspection in Oceanway, the repair comes 10% off if you book it within 72 hours.
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