Storm-damaged chimneys repaired in Ortega by local pros
A family-owned Ortega crew handles storm damage chimney repair, with a 24/7 emergency line and a satisfaction guarantee.
- Fully licensed and insured
- Locally owned
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service
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Hurricane chimney repair experts who write it all down
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
Each cap and cover is fastened by its maker's method, into sound material.
- Free inspection and estimateAfter a storm, your chimney in Ortega 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.
Getting a storm repair on the calendar
When a storm passes, calls come in together, and the order work gets done in matters. Anything that is a hazard, like loose masonry over a door or an open flue with rain coming, goes first. Finishes and cosmetic work can wait for dry weather. Urgent items are not always the expensive ones, and some urgent fixes are small.
When you call (904) 920-5495 from Ortega, describe what is visible from the yard, and we will tell you where your chimney falls in that order. If the day's schedule has room, we can come that same day.
The coastline lies beyond Ortega. Ortega is one of the named neighborhoods of Jacksonville.
What our crew fixes after a storm in Ortega
- Blown-off caps replaced and fastened properly
- Cracked crowns sealed or recast
- Wind-lifted counter flashing reset
- Your Ortega chimney checked top to bottom after the storm
The order of a storm repair
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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.
Loose top courses inland in Ortega
The top courses of a chimney take the most wind, and in Ortega, as anywhere, tired mortar there lets bricks loosen in a storm.
We take the loose courses down to firm brick and relay them, priced per course.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Homeowners in Ortega get the same 10% discount on storm work as on any other job.
Replacing a chase top blown off in wind
A chase top for a factory-built chimney is sheet metal fabricated to the chase size, with a raised collar around the pipe, an edge turned down to a drip, and either a pitch or folded ridges that carry water off. It is fastened through its skirt into the chase framing.
When wind has taken one off, we fit a replacement measured for your chase, fastened at the spacing that holds in wind, with the storm collar reset on the pipe above it. The chase framing is checked for water damage while the top is off. A replacement top is made with its drip edge standing clear of the siding, so water falls off rather than running down the chase.
Telling new crown cracks from old ones
Fresh cracks in a crown have clean, light edges. Old cracks are dark, dirty and may be filled with debris or growth. After a storm, the difference matters, because a new crack through a sound crown can be sealed while a crown full of old cracks that finally broke apart needs recasting.
Under R1003.9.1, the crown may be concrete, metal or stone; it has to slope, end in a drip, and leave a caulked break where it meets the flue liner. A recast crown is built that way, and the estimate says which repair the crown needs and why. Pieces of a broken crown are cleared from the roof and gutters so they do not block drainage or damage the roofing.
Antenna and dish mounts on a chimney
A mast or dish fixed to a chimney catches wind and pries at the masonry it is strapped or bolted to. Storms loosen the straps, pull anchors out of mortar joints and crack the top courses.
We recommend moving such mounts off the chimney where the masonry is not built to carry them. Taking the mount down, repairing the damaged brick and joints, and filling old anchor holes are listed as separate lines on the estimate. If the mount is to stay, a mounting point off the chimney is suggested for the installer.
What we check after a storm in Ortega
- Top courses that shifted, relaid and priced per course
- Storm debris cleared and the full flue checked with a light
- Mount removal and brick repair listed separately
- Permanent work scheduled for dry weather, reason written
Before the fireplace is used again
Is a fire safe if the chimney looks fine from the yard?
Not until it has been checked. A cracked crown, a shifted tile or debris in the flue may not show from the yard, and a fire is a poor way to discover them.
Is the storm inspection in Ortega free?
Yes. We check the top, the roof line and the flue, then write up the temporary and permanent work separately, and the estimate costs nothing.
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