Family-run chimney tuckpointing in Springfield
A free survey of every face in Springfield, same day if the calendar allows, and 10% off repointing you book within 72 hours.
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- Family owned and operated
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Local repointing pros for Springfield chimneys
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
If a joint we repointed in Springfield lets go, the same family crew returns to fix it.
- Free inspection and estimateEvery face of your Springfield 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.
Mortar you can scratch out with a key
Run a key along a mortar joint on your chimney. Sound mortar resists and leaves a light line. Worn mortar gives way in sandy grains, and the key sinks in. That simple test is how our joint survey starts too, only on every face and every few courses.
Joints that scratch out need repointing: raking to a sound depth and refilling with fresh mortar. Joints that resist can stay. The difference is written face by face on the estimate. Mortar scratching loose on your Springfield chimney? Call (904) 920-5495 and our masons will check it for free.
Springfield sits in Duval County. Springfield sits away from the coastline.
Repointing work we do in Springfield
- Joints cleaned and dampened before filling
- Old caulk and skim patches cut out
- Roof and yard protected, debris cleaned up
- Brick faces brushed clean as we go
From the scratch test to cured joints in Springfield
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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.
The top courses on chimneys in Springfield
The courses above the roof take weather from every side, inland or not, and their joints usually wear before the rest.
On Springfield chimneys we check the top first and price it separately from the lower stack.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Our masons take 10% off repointing booked in the three days after they survey the joints.
Filling deep joints in stages
A deep joint is not filled in one push. Preservation Brief 2 has it filled in layers, and a layer should resist a thumbprint before another is packed on top. A single thick fill can shrink and crack away from the brick.
We pack each layer firmly with a pointing tool so there are no voids behind it, then add the next when the first will take a thumbprint without smearing. The last layer is brought flush with the face for tooling. It takes longer than filling in one pass, and it is the step that makes a repointed joint last.
Tooling the joint to shed water
Once the final layer has firmed, the joint is tooled: pressed and shaped with a jointer to compact the surface and match the profile of the old joints. Tooling closes tiny gaps at the brick edge where water could enter.
For exterior walls, the Brick Industry Association's water penetration note prefers concave and V profiles made with a jointer, since tooling compacts the mortar and the shape sheds rain. Where the original joints are a different profile, we match them so the wall reads as one. The profile used is written on the estimate. A joint tooled too early smears, and one tooled too late crumbles at the edge, so timing is watched face by face.
Roof protection and cleanup
Repointing puts dust, mortar crumbs and old joint material on the roof around the chimney. Left there, it clogs gutters and stains shingles. So the roof is covered around the work area before raking starts.
Debris is caught and bagged, gutters near the chimney are cleared, and the ground below is checked at the end of each day. Any flowers or plants under the chimney are protected. It is a small part of the price, and it is the part neighbors notice first. At handover, the roof around the chimney should look the way it did before we arrived, less the old mortar.
Joint findings written down before pricing
- Head joints cut by hand, and where a grinder is used
- Color matched from a cured test batch shown to you first
- Chimney top and roof metal defects priced as separate lines
- Weather protection and curing for the new joints
Repointing questions from Springfield
Can you repoint just part of the chimney?
Yes, when the rest is sound. We scratch-test every face, and the quote covers only the courses and faces that need it, with the others noted as tested and sound.
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.
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