Local chimney rebuild in San Jose
Local masons take your San Jose chimney down to masonry that holds and lay it back plumb, flashed and crowned. The assessment is free.
- Family owned and operated
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- Upfront pricing, no hidden fees
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Why Choose Us
Chimney rebuild specialists who test every course
- 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
A rebuild in San Jose goes down only as far as the masonry is loose, and we show you where that line falls.
- Family owned and operatedOur family business takes your San Jose 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.
Leaning masonry, from the top or the footing
Leaning means the chimney has moved, and the first job is finding where the movement starts, at the roof line or lower down. If the lean begins above the roof, with courses shifted on failed mortar, the fix is a take-down to sound masonry and a relay, plumb.
If the whole stack tilts from the ground up, the footing or the soil under it has moved, and rebuilding the top will not stop it. Which case your San Jose chimney is in gets settled before anything else is priced, because the second needs the footing addressed first. The take-down line for your San Jose chimney is set on a free inspection; call (904) 920-5495.
San Jose lies inland, over six miles from the coast. About 2 miles, as the crow flies, separate San Jose from Jacksonville.
What's Included
Rebuild work around San Jose
- Each course tested by hand to set the take-down line
- Sound original brick cleaned and saved to relay
- Finished height checked against the code's height rule
- Crown cast with an overhang, drip edge and bond break
How It Works
How our rebuild specialists work in San Jose
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Take-down line marked
We test each row of brick from the top down and mark where sound brick starts.
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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.
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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.
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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
Height checks on rebuilt chimneys in San Jose
A rebuilt stack must stand at least 3 feet above where it passes the roof and 2 feet higher than anything within 10 feet, as the code requires.
If an addition or a new roof has changed that, the rebuild in San Jose adds courses before the crown is cast.
10% off your first service when you book today
A rebuild booked today for your San Jose home comes with 10% off a first service.
Testing each course to set the take-down line
The line where the take-down stops is found course by course. Bricks are pressed and rocked by hand, joints are probed with a pointed tool to see whether mortar resists or crumbles, and the faces are tapped to hear whether a brick is sound or loose in its bed.
The first course that passes all three tests on every face of the stack is the candidate line. A course that is sound on three faces but failed on the weather side does not qualify. The line is recorded in courses from the top, with the reason, before any brick comes off.
The divider between two flues
Where two or more flues run in one chimney, the code wants masonry built between them, a wythe not less than 4 inches thick (FBC R1003.13). That divider keeps smoke and heat in one flue from crossing into the next through an open joint.
In old chimneys the divider can be broken, thin or missing near the top. A rebuild puts it back to full thickness through the rebuilt section and ties it into the outer walls. Each flue's tile or liner is then set on its own side of the divider. Where one flue is abandoned, the divider still goes back, since the empty flue beside it still collects heat and water.
Letting counterflashing into the new masonry
Rebuilding is the best chance to set counterflashing properly. As courses rise past the roof, the metal is set into the bed joints, or into a reglet cut after the masonry cures, and turned down to lap over the base flashing below.
Mortar or sealant alone at that joint fails as the roof and chimney move. Lapped metal sheds water even when they move. Roof flashing is governed by the Residential code's roofing chapter, chapter 9, together with the roofing maker's details, with the base pieces that tie into the roof covering fitted by whichever trade is assigned that piece.
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Tested before a rebuild is priced in San Jose
- Sound original brick cleaned and set aside to relay
- Replacement brick chosen for size, then for color and surface
- New clay tile in refractory mortar, or space left for a listed liner
- Cricket need for a wide chimney, and who builds it
FAQ
Before the first brick comes off
Do you rebuild chimneys in San Jose?
We do. Describe what you are seeing on the chimney and the roof type, and the San Jose 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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Sound brick up to a new crown in San Jose
Family-owned masonry professionals mark the take-down line on your San Jose chimney at no charge.
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