Chimney mortar repair for homes in San Jose
Mortar matched to your brick in type and color, packed into your San Jose chimney joints under our satisfaction guarantee.
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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
Mortar is chosen to suit the brick, softer where the brick is soft.
- Free inspection and estimateEvery face of your San Jose 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.
Cracked joints and a cracked top
Worn joints and a cracked chimney top often turn up together, because both let water into the same masonry. Repointing below a top that still leaks means the new joints get soaked from above. Order matters on a chimney, and we explain which repair should come first.
The top is checked before the joints are priced, and any repair up there gets a separate line beside the repointing. Doing them in the same visit saves setting up twice on the roof. Joints and chimney top both failing in San Jose? Phone (904) 920-5495 and book a free inspection with our masons.
San Jose is one of the named neighborhoods of Jacksonville. San Jose falls within Duval County.
What chimney tuckpointing covers in San Jose
- Every face scratch-tested and sketched
- Worn joints raked to sound depth
- Mortar type chosen to suit the brick
- Fresh work shaded, misted and covered from rain
How chimney tuckpointing runs
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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.
Joints that pass through the attic in San Jose
Interior chimney joints are sheltered from rain, yet they still age and can open up beside the framing.
If the chimney runs through your San Jose attic, we check its joints there as part of the survey.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
One face or all four, repointing in San Jose comes 10% off.
Why new mortar is softer than the brick
Preservation Brief 2 wants new pointing mortar weaker than the brick and more open to vapor. Mortar is meant to be the part that gives, taking up movement and letting moisture leave the wall through the joints.
Mortar stronger than its brick sends those stresses and that moisture through the brick instead, and the brick edges and faces start to break down. So the strongest mortar is not the best choice for every chimney. We check the brick first and choose a mortar that suits it, then write the type down.
When the top needs relaying, not repointing
Repointing works where the bricks are still bedded firmly and only the joints have worn. When a row of bricks rocks under a hand, the mortar has failed through, and new mortar at the face will not hold the course together.
Those courses are taken down and relaid in fresh mortar, which is a rebuild of the top rather than tuckpointing. We identify how far down the looseness goes before pricing. Below that point, the joints can often still be repointed in place, and the two jobs are listed separately so you see where one ends.
Fixing the water before the joints
Water from above is the main reason chimney mortar breaks down. A cracked chimney top, a missing cap or failed metal at the roof line lets water into the masonry, and new joints below a leak get soaked just like the old ones.
So the survey includes the top of the chimney and where it meets the roof. Anything letting water in is priced alongside the repointing, and we recommend doing those repairs in the same visit or before. That way the new mortar starts its life dry. New joints under a dry top can be expected to wear slowly, the way sound mortar should.
What goes on a repointing sketch in San Jose
- Mortar type under ASTM C270 and the reason for it
- Joint profile to match, tooled once the mortar has firmed
- Interior or attic joints, with their own access and cleanup
- Days on site and the wait before the next fire
Before the joints are raked
How close will the new mortar color be?
A sample batch is mixed, cured beside your brick and checked in daylight before any joint is filled. New joints can still look slightly fresher at first, and we show you the sample so you know what to expect.
What does the repointing survey in San Jose cost?
The survey and estimate are free. Book the repointing within 72 hours of the survey and 10% comes off.
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