Brick fireplaces restored in Sawgrass

Brick stays brick in Sawgrass: the original opening, hearth and pattern kept, with joints matched in color and profile.

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Fireplace restoration experts for Sawgrass homes

Locally owned in Jacksonville
Family owned and operated
100% satisfaction guaranteed
Free inspection and estimate
Same-day service available
10% off any service

The damper is freed or replaced and checked open and shut before any fire.

Family owned and operatedA family business plans your Sawgrass fireplace as one job, so each step happens once and in the right order.
100% satisfaction guaranteedYou approve the trial patch and the mortar sample before the face is touched, and our guarantee covers the result.

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Brick that has lost its face

Old face brick sometimes has spots where the surface has flaked away, often where water has been getting in or where an earlier cleaning was too harsh. The damaged surface does not grow back, and the softer body behind it takes up dirt and water faster.

Where a brick has lost enough of its face to hold water, we replace it with a unit matched in size, color and texture as closely as supply allows. Sound but worn brick stays, since it is part of the fireplace's age. Damaged brick on the fireplace face in Sawgrass? Ask about matching it at (904) 920-5495.

Sawgrass is part of St. Johns County. The 2020 Census count for Sawgrass was 5,385 people.

Restoration work for Sawgrass fireplaces

Open firebox joints and cracked firebrick redone on the heat side
Hearth condition and size recorded
Rooms protected while the work is done
Drying times and the first fire date for your Sawgrass home

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How our restoration pros bring back a fireplace in Sawgrass

Clean and assess
Everything from the hearth to the flue top is cleaned, then checked and written up part by part.
Heat side first
Firebox, parging and damper repairs are made in refractory materials and left to dry.
Trial, then the face
A trial patch is cleaned and a mortar sample made for your approval before the face work.
Repoint, cure, clean
Face joints are repointed in layers, left to harden, then the face gets its final cleaning.

A coastal fireplace brought back into use

On the coast in Sawgrass, an old fireplace may have been closed off for years with the damper shut. Restoration opens it up and checks every part before the first fire.

The steel parts get particular attention here.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

The restoration comes 10% off and carries our 100% satisfaction guarantee like any job.

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What restoration keeps and what it leaves out

Restoration puts a fireplace back in working order with the materials, size and shape it was built with. The opening keeps its proportions, the face stays brick or stone, and new mortar follows the old joints. A new facing, a different surround or a new mantel design would be remodeling, which changes the look and is a different kind of job.

Keeping that line clear keeps the estimate honest. Every line on it either repairs something that exists or cleans something that exists, and nothing adds a new look. Where a part cannot be saved, the replacement is matched to what was there, and the estimate says so.

Taking smoke stains off brick

Smoke staining is its own category in the Brick Industry Association's cleaning guidance, which notes that scrubbing with a scouring powder, particularly one containing bleach, and a stiff bristle brush is often effective.

That is mild compared with what people reach for, and it is where we start, after a trial patch. How much comes off depends on how deep the stain has worked into the brick; some faces come up close to new and others only lighten. We tell you after the trial which to expect, rather than pushing harder chemistry at a stain that will not come out.

Deep stains and a poultice

Some stains sit deep in one spot, such as an oil mark or a dark ring where something rested against the brick. The Brick Industry Association describes a poultice for these: a paste of a solvent or reagent in an inert powder that draws the stain out as it dries.

A poultice is for localized stains, not for cleaning a whole face, and it can take more than one application. We use it only where the general cleaning has left a mark behind, and the estimate lists it separately so you can decide whether the spot is worth the extra work and the extra visit.

Cleaned and checked in Sawgrass before a plan is priced

Condition of each part, hearth to flue top, written up after cleaning
Safety repairs listed apart from appearance work
Mantel and trim distances from the opening measured
Order of work and drying times written on the estimate

Before an old fireplace is brought back

Can you restore an old fireplace in Sawgrass without changing how it looks?

Yes. Restoration keeps the original brick or stone, the size of the opening and the joint pattern. Changing the facing or surround is remodeling, which we do not do.

What if the damper cannot be saved?

A new damper sized to the throat is priced separately on the estimate. Call (904) 920-5495 and tell us how the damper in your Sawgrass fireplace behaves.