Local chimney and fireplace work in Sawgrass

Chimney work can meet another trade's work at a joint, and the job goes better when everyone knows where their part ends. The roofer comes up first. When a roof is replaced, the chimney flashing is the seam between the roofer's work and ours, so we agree beforehand who installs the step flashing and who cuts in the counter flashing.

Masonry repairs above the roofline go first, before a new roof covering is laid, so falling mortar and foot traffic do not damage the new surface. A gas contractor runs any new supply line and makes the connection for a new gas appliance, while we handle the appliance, its venting and its setup. An electrician runs any new circuit for an electric fireplace or a blower.

A heating and cooling contractor comes in when house pressure pulls smoke back down the flue and the answer is makeup air rather than a chimney repair. A home inspector may have flagged the chimney in the first place, and we are glad to work from their report. We do not replace roof coverings, run gas lines or wire circuits, and we say so up front rather than letting a gap appear halfway through a job.

The written estimate names who does which part and in what order, so nothing is left between trades. If you already have a roofer or another contractor booked, tell us their schedule, and we will plan around it. Where a change to the heating and cooling system caused a smoke problem, fixing the house pressure can make a chimney repair unnecessary, and we say so.

Planning it this way also stops two trades from blaming each other for one leak. If a reroof is coming, call before the old covering comes off, so the masonry work and the flashing fit into the roofer's schedule. Where these joints fall on a given job in Sawgrass is written on the estimate, with the trade responsible for each. Pick up the phone and dial (904) 920-5495 to get your Sawgrass visit on the calendar.