Local chimney rebuild for Sunbeam homes

Planned before the first brick comes off, your Sunbeam rebuild has its take-down line, flue, height and crown set during a free inspection.

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Rebuild specialists who test every course in Sunbeam

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Family owned and operated
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10% off any service

A leaning top is checked against the footing first, since rebuilding over a moving base will not last.

Family owned and operatedOur family business takes your Sunbeam chimney down by hand and lays it back up itself.
Upfront pricing, no hidden feesThe take-down line, flue plan and crown are priced before the first brick comes off.
Workmanship warrantyFrom the new courses to the counterflashing, the rebuilt stack carries our workmanship warranty.

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Repairs that keep failing

A crack that is patched and returns, brick that is replaced and loosens again, or flashing that is resealed every year all point to a cause the repairs are not reaching. In a stack where the mortar has failed through whole courses, spot repairs sit on a weak base and fail with it.

A rebuild of the failing section replaces that base. Before recommending it for the Sunbeam chimney, we look at why the earlier repairs failed and say so in writing, which explains the change from repairing to rebuilding. Past repair notes help here, if you have them. Our rebuild masons assess Sunbeam chimneys at no charge; book at (904) 920-5495.

The county for Sunbeam is Duval County. Sunbeam sits away from the coastline.

A rebuild from take-down to cap

Each course tested by hand to set the take-down line
Courses laid plumb and tooled so water runs off
Finished height checked against the code's height rule
Work days and cure time for the Sunbeam job in writing

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Test, take down, relay, crown

Courses tested, line marked
Each course is pressed and probed from the top down, and the take-down line is marked where sound brick starts.
Taken down under cover
The flue is plugged and the roof protected, then brick comes off by hand and sound units are saved.
Relaid with flue and flashing
Courses go back plumb in the chosen mortar, the flue tile or liner rises with them, and counterflashing is set into the joints.
Height, crown and cap
The height is checked, a crown is cast with a drip edge and bond break, and the cap goes on after it cures.

Rebuilding above the roofline in Sunbeam

Most rebuilds stop at or just below the roofline, where the masonry has been out of the weather. Taking the stack down to that line keeps the job on the roof.

For your Sunbeam chimney, the estimate states the line in courses or feet and explains why it sits there.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

A rebuild in Sunbeam is a big number, and the 10% discount is printed under it as its own line.

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Lowering brick from the roof

Brick comes off a chimney by hand and comes down under control. Pieces are passed to a bucket on a line or sent down an enclosed chute to a container on the ground. Nothing is tossed over the eave onto a roof or a bed below.

The mortar and brick fragments are kept separate from sound brick being saved for reuse. The work area on the roof is swept as it goes, since loose grit under a boot on sloped roofing is a fall risk and grinds into shingles. Nothing heavier than a bucket load travels at once, so the line and the roof edge are not overloaded.

Closing the flue while the stack comes down

The open flue is the easiest path for rubble into the house. Before the first course comes off, a cover or a plug goes into the flue a few feet down, so mortar and brick fragments stop on top of it instead of landing in the smoke chamber or on the damper.

Inside, the fireplace opening is sealed as a second barrier. The cover is lifted and cleaned out as the take-down goes lower, and it stays in place until the new flue work begins. A cover that fills with debris is emptied by hand rather than pushed down the flue.

How thick the chimney walls must be

A rebuilt chimney has to meet the code's wall thickness. Masonry chimney walls are built of solid masonry units, or hollow units with their cores grouted solid, not less than 4 inches in nominal thickness (FBC R1003.10).

That works out to one full brick thickness around the flue, with the tile or liner space inside it. A rebuild does not thin the walls to fit a larger liner, and where an old stack was built thinner than that, the rebuilt section is brought up to the requirement. Corners are interlocked course by course so the walls act together.

Take-down line, flue and crown plan

Flue covered so brick and mortar chips stay out of the smoke chamber
Replacement brick chosen for size, then for color and surface
Height checked against the roof and anything within 10 feet
Clearance to framing and fireblocking checked where the stack passes through

Rebuild questions from Sunbeam

Can the chimney be made taller during the rebuild?

Yes, when the code's height rule calls for it. The added courses are laid before the crown, and the flue tile or liner is lengthened to match.

What if you find the footing is the problem?

Then that comes first in writing, because rebuilding the top of a chimney whose base has moved does not stop the lean. It also says who would evaluate the footing.