Local chimney waterproofing in Tallulah-North Shore
From the splash test to the next coat, Tallulah-North Shore chimney waterproofing follows the product's rules, and the first look costs nothing.
- Fully licensed and insured
- Locally owned
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service
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Chimney waterproofing specialists who test before spraying
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
Every job starts with a test patch, so you see how your brick looks treated before we do the rest.
- Free inspection and estimateWe splash test your Tallulah-North Shore chimney at no charge and tell you if the brick needs treatment at all.
- No hidden feesRepairs and repellent are separate lines, and nothing is added once the spraying starts.
- 100% satisfaction guaranteedIf treated brick still soaks up water where we sprayed, we come back and put it right.
Rechecking an earlier treatment
Every clear repellent wears in time, and BIA does not treat any of them as permanent. If your Tallulah-North Shore chimney was treated years ago, a quick test shows where it stands: wet each face and watch. Protected brick throws the water off and keeps its color, while brick whose protection has worn turns dark as it soaks the water in.
We run that test from the roof, mark which faces still repel water and which do not, and treat only the faces that need it. Coating a face that is still protected adds cost and can reduce how well the wall breathes. Damp patches on the chimney in Tallulah-North Shore? Call (904) 920-5495 and we will test the brick.
Tallulah-North Shore is on the Trout River. Tallulah-North Shore is a neighborhood within the City of Jacksonville.
What chimney waterproofing covers in Tallulah-North Shore
- Open joints and cracked brick repaired before treatment
- Cure time after repointing taken from the data sheet
- Painted or glazed brick left out, as the maker directs
- Splash test shown to you when the Tallulah-North Shore job is done
Splash, repair, patch test, flood
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Splash test every face
Water on each face shows where the brick soaks it up, and the crown, cap and flashing are checked for openings.
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Openings closed and cured
Joints, brick, crown and flashing are repaired first, and the cure time on the data sheet runs its course.
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Clean, patch test, then flood
The brick is cleaned, a test patch dries beside untreated brick, then the repellent goes on from the bottom up.
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Dry and retest
Once it has cured, we splash the faces again so you can see the water bead off.
Openings first, repellent second in Tallulah-North Shore
A repellent cannot seal a crack or a failed flashing. Water that comes in through the crown, the flue or the roof joint will keep coming whatever is sprayed on the brick.
On chimneys in Tallulah-North Shore those openings are repaired first, and treatment comes last.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Repairs and treatment together, waterproofing your Tallulah-North Shore chimney is 10% off.
Waiting after the joints are repointed
New mortar in a joint is still hardening and still giving off water for days after it is placed. Coating it too soon can interfere with that cure and lock the moisture in. BIA's pre-coating checklist sets a floor of 72 hours for freshly repointed mortar and repaired sealant joints, and the maker of the repellent we use sets the same interval after tuckpointing or other repairs.
On a chimney that has just been repointed, treatment is therefore booked as a separate visit. Writing the cure period on the estimate keeps anyone from spraying on the same afternoon the trowels are put away.
New masonry and the four-week wait
A freshly built or rebuilt section of chimney is full of water from its own mortar. The maker of the siloxane we apply asks for a minimum 28-day cure on new masonry before treatment. BIA suggests waiting longer still on new brickwork, at least a month after the building is closed in and preferably a year, so the salts carried out as that construction water dries, known as new building bloom, are not sealed under a coating. When the top of a chimney has been rebuilt, the repellent is scheduled after that cure, with the earliest date it can go on agreed in advance.
The crown takes a different product
The crown is the concrete or mortar slab across the top of the stack, and its job is harder than the brick's. Even a correctly sloped crown is close to level, so rain lingers on it and ponds wherever it has settled or cracked.
A penetrating repellent made for walls is not designed for that exposure. A sound crown with fine cracks is sealed instead with an elastomeric crown coating, which cures into a flexible membrane and comes with its own application limits. A crown with wide cracks or loose pieces needs repair or recasting. Either way it is priced apart from the brick treatment.
Repairs and treatment, priced apart
- Cure time after repointing, taken from the product's data sheet
- Surface cleaning method, and any old coating that must come off
- Covering glass, roofing, siding, paint and plants from overspray
- Faces treated, and surfaces left out such as the crown top
Waterproofing questions from Tallulah-North Shore
Will waterproofing stop water coming into my fireplace?
Not if the water comes down the flue or through the crown. Those paths are closed with a cap or crown repair, and treatment of the brick faces comes afterward if it is still needed.
What if my chimney does not need treatment?
Then we tell you. If the brick sheds water and the joints, crown and flashing are sound, treatment is left off the estimate.
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Cracks and open joints are repaired before any repellent, and both are priced as separate lines for your chimney in Tallulah-North Shore.
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