Chimney rebuild in Palm Valley by local masonry pros
A free inspection tells you if the problem starts at the footing before we price rebuilding the top of your Palm Valley chimney.
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Local rebuild experts for Palm Valley chimneys
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
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- 10% off any service
Counterflashing goes into the new joints as the stack rises, which is the right time to set it.
- Family owned and operatedOur family business takes your Palm Valley 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.
When the footing is the problem
Tilting from the ground up, pulling away from the house, or cracking near the base: each of these points to the footing or the soil beneath it. Rebuilding the top of such a chimney treats the symptom, and the lean can carry on.
In that case the estimate puts the footing question first, states that it goes beyond rebuilding the stack, and says who would evaluate it. Only when the base is settled does a rebuild of the upper Palm Valley chimney make sense, and the masonry scope waits until then. Get on our Palm Valley schedule at (904) 920-5495, and the sound courses on your chimney are marked for free.
Palm Valley sits a short way inland. Palm Valley lies along the Intracoastal Waterway.
What a chimney rebuild covers in Palm Valley
- Each course tested by hand to set the take-down line
- Brick lowered by bucket or chute, never thrown
- Counterflashing let into the new joints as the stack rises
- Work days and cure time for the Palm Valley job in writing
How our rebuild specialists work in Palm Valley
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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.
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Taken down under cover
The flue is plugged and the roof protected, then brick comes off by hand and sound units are saved.
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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.
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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.
Chimney rebuilds near the coast
Palm Valley is near the coast. Salt can reach the exposed metal, so the metal built into a rebuilt stack, from counterflashing to the cap, is chosen to resist it.
The estimate names the metal for each part, and stainless is our default for a rebuild in Palm Valley.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Rebuilds booked within 72 hours of the inspection come 10% off.
Where new flue tile starts and how far it may lean
The code sets where clay tile begins. For a flue serving an appliance, it starts no less than 8 inches under the lowest inlet; for a fireplace, it starts at the top of the smoke chamber, and it runs to a point above the enclosing walls (FBC R1003.12).
The tile runs vertically where it can, and where it must offset, the slope stays within 30 degrees of vertical. A rebuild that goes low enough to reach the smoke chamber rebuilds that starting point too, and you know in advance how far down the new tile begins. The first tile sits on a solid base, clear of loose rubble.
Measuring the finished height
Before the crown is cast, the rebuilt stack's height is checked against FBC R1003.9: a minimum of 3 feet above its highest roof penetration, and a minimum of 2 feet above anything on the house inside a 10-foot circle.
The 10-foot measurement is taken around the chimney in every direction, including toward dormers, a steeper roof section or an addition. A tape and a level from the roof deck give the numbers; nothing is judged by eye.
If the old top was short, the extra courses go on before the crown is cast, so the new height is built in rather than added later. The measurement and the reference point used are recorded.
Water repellent on rebuilt masonry
Fresh masonry can take a water repellent once it has cured, and the product's data sheet says how long to wait. A breathable, penetrating repellent lets moisture inside the brick escape as vapor while slowing rain from soaking in, which film-forming coatings do not.
Repellent is not a substitute for a good crown, tight flashing and tooled joints; it works on top of them. Whether it is worth applying depends on the brick and the exposure, so it is offered as an option, with the reasoning. It goes on clean, dry masonry, and the data sheet gives the reapplication interval.
Tested before a rebuild is priced in Palm Valley
- Roof around the stack protected where debris lands during the work
- Mortar type chosen from ASTM C270 to suit the brick and exposure
- Cast crown with an overhang, a drip edge and a sealed bond break
- Permit expectation, who files, and where inspections fall in the schedule
Before the first brick comes off
Will a roofer be involved in the rebuild?
Sometimes. The rebuild includes counterflashing set into the new joints, but base flashing woven into the roofing, a cricket, or roofing repairs may need a roofer; each is assigned on the estimate.
Does a rebuild qualify for the 10% offer?
Yes. A rebuild booked within 72 hours of the free inspection comes 10% off; just ask for it on the call.
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Sound brick up to a new crown in Palm Valley
The rebuild on your Palm Valley chimney is priced from where sound brick starts, after a local mason checks the top.
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