Family-owned storm damage chimney repair in Sawgrass

Hurricane chimney repair in Sawgrass built to the Florida code, with caps and covers fastened as their makers direct.

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Storm damage chimney specialists for Sawgrass

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

From the first call to the last repair, storm work in Sawgrass stays with one family-owned local crew.

Free inspection and estimateAfter a storm, your chimney in Sawgrass is checked from the top down at no charge.
24/7 emergency lineThe 24/7 line is answered when the storm damage cannot wait for business hours.
100% satisfaction guaranteedIf a permanent repair we made does not hold the way we said, we come back and fix it.

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Nothing visible from the ground

A chimney can look fine from the yard after a storm and still have a cracked crown, a lifted flashing edge or a shifted flue tile. Under NFPA 211, anything likely to have damaged a chimney is a reason for a deeper look, visible damage or not. A careful look now also gives you a baseline for comparison after the next storm.

Our free inspection in Sawgrass covers the top, the roof line and the flue, and you get a written answer either way. If the chimney came through fine, the ticket says so.

Census takers counted 5,385 people in Sawgrass in 2020. Sawgrass borders the coast.

From a lost cap to rebuilt top courses

Chase tops refabricated and refastened
Factory-built caps and pipe replaced by model
Antenna and dish mounts taken off the chimney
Your Sawgrass chimney checked top to bottom after the storm

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Safe, dry, sound, finished

Hazards first, then the call
Utility and 911 hazards come first. Then describe what you see from the ground and we set the visit.
Top closed to the weather
An open flue, a broken chase top or loose courses are covered or made stable the same visit where safe.
Chimney checked top to bottom
Cap, crown, flashing, masonry and every flue are checked, and each finding is written down in order.
Permanent repairs in dry weather
Water-stopping work goes first, then structure, then finishes, each on its own line.

Storm repairs on a coastal chimney in Sawgrass

Sawgrass is coastal, so the parts replaced after a storm have to stand up to chlorides in sea air as well as the next wind. Galvanized caps, chase tops and fasteners lose their coating faster there.

For storm repairs in Sawgrass, we price stainless caps and covers, with grade 316 where the maker offers it, and name the metal of each part on the estimate.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Storm damage repair in Sawgrass lists the 10% discount under each priced step.

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Replacing a chase top blown off in wind

A chase top for a factory-built chimney is sheet metal fabricated to the chase size, with a raised collar around the pipe, an edge turned down to a drip, and either a pitch or folded ridges that carry water off. It is fastened through its skirt into the chase framing.

When wind has taken one off, we fit a replacement measured for your chase, fastened at the spacing that holds in wind, with the storm collar reset on the pipe above it. The chase framing is checked for water damage while the top is off. A replacement top is made with its drip edge standing clear of the siding, so water falls off rather than running down the chase.

Checking the flue lining after a storm

Wind load, an impact or a lightning strike can crack clay flue tiles or open the joints between them, and a stainless liner can be dented or pulled loose at its top plate. A damaged flue lining no longer contains heat and gases the way it should.

The flue is checked from the top with a light for its full height, and any cracked or displaced tiles are noted by position. The estimate explains whether the lining can be repaired or needs relining before the fireplace is used. A flue that was already cracked before the storm is noted as such, so the record shows what the storm did and did not do.

Spark arrestor rules for a new cap

R1003.9.2 sets the rules for a spark screen on a masonry chimney: a free area of four times the flue outlet or more, a screen whose heat and corrosion resistance equals 19-gauge galvanized steel, or stainless at 24 gauge, openings that pass a 3/8 inch sphere but stop a 1/2 inch one, and access for cleaning.

A storm-damaged screen is replaced with one that meets those rules and fits the flue. The screen size and metal go on the ticket. A screen with openings smaller than the rule allows clogs with soot and restricts the draft, so the size is checked too.

Temporary and permanent, line by line

Storm debris cleared and the full flue checked with a light
Flue lining checked for cracked or shifted tiles
Damper worked free and checked after the soaking
Roofing work named for the roofer where it is needed

Storm damage questions from Sawgrass

Can you come the same day after a storm in Sawgrass?

When the day's schedule has an opening, yes, and hazards like loose masonry or an open flue with rain coming go to the front. Describe what is visible from the yard when you call.

Is the roofing around the chimney part of your repair?

We handle the flashing that belongs to the chimney. Damaged roofing itself is a roofer's work, and we coordinate so the two are done in the right order.