Tuckpointing chimneys in Penney Farms by local masons
A free survey of every face in Penney Farms, same day if the calendar allows, and 10% off repointing you book within 72 hours.
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- Locally owned
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service
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Masons who survey every face first
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
Loose bricks are shown to you before any extra work is added.
- Free inspection and estimateEvery face of your Penney Farms chimney is scratch-tested and sketched at no charge.
- 100% satisfaction guaranteedIf the new joints are not sound, full and matched as agreed, we come back and fix them.
- Family owned and operatedA family masonry crew does the survey and the work, so the person who priced a face is the one who repoints it.
Worried about dust and mess
Raking mortar makes dust and debris, and a careless job leaves it on the roof, in the gutters and on the plants below. Protecting the roof and the yard is part of doing repointing properly.
We cover the roof around the chimney, catch debris below and clean up at the end of each day. Mortar smears on the brick face are brushed off at the right stage rather than scrubbed with harsh acids. Want tidy repointing at your house in Penney Farms? Call (904) 920-5495 and ask our family crew for a free inspection.
Penney Farms does not reach the coast. Penney Farms lies within Clay County.
Raked, filled, tooled and cured
- Worn joints raked to sound depth
- Head joints cut by hand to protect brick edges
- Color matched from a cured sample
- Joints tooled to match and shed water
From the scratch test to cured joints in Penney Farms
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Every face surveyed
Joints are scratch-tested at several heights and the failed courses marked on a sketch.
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Joints raked and cleaned
Old mortar comes out to sound depth, head joints by hand, then joints are cleaned and dampened.
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Filled in layers and tooled
Matched mortar goes in stage by stage, then is tooled to the original profile.
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Cured and cleaned up
Fresh joints are protected while they cure, the faces brushed and the roof cleared.
Before a new roof in Penney Farms
Roof replacements disturb the metal at the base of the chimney, which is often set into mortar joints.
Repointing those joints before the roofers arrive in Penney Farms gives the new metal sound mortar to seat into.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Our masons take 10% off repointing booked in the three days after they survey the joints.
What white deposits say about the joints
Efflorescence is the white crust salts leave when water carries them to the surface of masonry and evaporates. It appears on brick and joints wherever water is moving through the wall.
It tells us water is present, not where it entered. Open joints are one source, and so are the chimney top and the roof line. We brush a patch clean to see the joints beneath and follow the pattern of deposits to the likely entry points. The crust itself is cleaned off after the water is stopped, since cleaning it earlier only lets it return.
Dealing with an earlier hard-mortar repair
A chimney repointed years ago with a mortar much harder than its brick can show damage along the new joints: brick edges crumbling while the gray joints stand proud. Preservation Brief 2 explains why, since the stronger material pushes stress into the weaker one.
Removing hard mortar carefully is slow, because cutting it out can damage the soft brick it has already harmed. We assess whether it is causing damage before recommending removal. Where it is, the joints are opened by hand and refilled with a softer mortar suited to the brick. Where the hard joints are sound and the brick beside them is holding up, they can be left alone and watched instead.
Water repellent after repointing
Some chimneys benefit from a water repellent once the new mortar has cured. It has to be vapor permeable, so moisture inside the wall can still get out, and it is applied on the product maker's schedule, not the same day as the mortar.
A repellent does not fix open joints. It goes on after they are repointed, if at all. It is suggested only where the brick and its exposure point to a benefit, with the product written into the quote. Many chimneys need nothing more than sound joints and a dry top. If a product is recommended, you see its data sheet and the reason for it before agreeing.
Joint findings written down before pricing
- Color matched from a cured test batch shown to you first
- Spalled or cracked bricks to replace before their joints
- Loose top courses that need relaying rather than repointing
- Joint profile to match, tooled once the mortar has firmed
Repointing questions from Penney Farms
Can you repoint just part of the chimney?
Yes, when the rest is sound. We scratch-test every face, and the quote covers only the courses and faces that need it, with the others noted as tested and sound.
Which mortar will you use?
A type from ASTM C270 picked for your brick and its exposure, normally weaker than the brick itself, in line with preservation guidance. The type is written on the estimate.
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