Local chimney rebuild for Yulee homes

From roof protection to the first fire, your Yulee chimney rebuild is planned step by step on a free inspection.

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Rebuild specialists who test every course in Yulee

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Counterflashing goes into the new joints as the stack rises, which is the right time to set it.

Family owned and operatedOur family business takes your Yulee 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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Working alongside a roofer

A rebuild ends at the roof, and the roof covering is a roofer's trade. The counterflashing goes into the new masonry as part of the rebuild; the base flashing that weaves into shingles or tile, and any roofing repairs around the stack, may need the roofer.

The estimate says who does each piece and in what order, so the two trades are not waiting on each other. Where a cricket is required on a wide chimney, it also says who builds it. Your Yulee roof is covered during the work either way. The take-down line for your Yulee chimney is set on a free inspection; call (904) 920-5495.

The 2020 Census count for Yulee was 14,195 people. The coastline lies beyond Yulee.

What a chimney rebuild covers in Yulee

Flue covered before the first brick comes off
Mortar type chosen from ASTM C270 for the exposure
Crown cast with an overhang, drip edge and bond break
Cap anchored once the crown has cured

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How our rebuild specialists work in Yulee

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.

Repairs that keep failing in Yulee

When the same chimney needs repointing, then patching, then more repointing, the brick behind the joints may be too far gone to hold new mortar.

On chimneys in Yulee, testing course by course shows whether one more repair makes sense or a rebuild of the top is the better money.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Loose or leaning chimney? Book the rebuild up to 72 hours after we inspect and save 10%.

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Testing each course to set the take-down line

The line where the take-down stops is found course by course. Bricks are pressed and rocked by hand, joints are probed with a pointed tool to see whether mortar resists or crumbles, and the faces are tapped to hear whether a brick is sound or loose in its bed.

The first course that passes all three tests on every face of the stack is the candidate line. A course that is sound on three faces but failed on the weather side does not qualify. The line is recorded in courses from the top, with the reason, before any brick comes off.

Fireblocking where the rebuilt stack passes a floor

Noncombustible fireblocking, securely fixed, has to fill the space between masonry and framing at each floor or ceiling the stack passes (FBC R1003.19). Against wood joists, beams or headers, that fireblocking has to be self-supporting or be laid on metal strips or lath.

Below the roofline, a rebuild passes those points and puts the fireblocking back as it goes. Any combustible fill found stuffed around the old stack, such as paper-faced insulation or scrap wood, is removed and replaced. The gaps are measured so the new fireblocking fits snugly. Access panels are left where the work can be inspected.

Water repellent on rebuilt masonry

Fresh masonry can take a water repellent once it has cured, and the product's data sheet says how long to wait. A breathable, penetrating repellent lets moisture inside the brick escape as vapor while slowing rain from soaking in, which film-forming coatings do not.

Repellent is not a substitute for a good crown, tight flashing and tooled joints; it works on top of them. Whether it is worth applying depends on the brick and the exposure, so it is offered as an option, with the reasoning. It goes on clean, dry masonry, and the data sheet gives the reapplication interval.

Tested before a rebuild is priced in Yulee

New clay tile in refractory mortar, or space left for a listed liner
Cast crown with an overhang, a drip edge and a sealed bond break
Height checked against the roof and anything within 10 feet
Cricket need for a wide chimney, and who builds it

Before the first brick comes off

Can I use the fireplace while the rebuild is underway?

No. From the day the take-down starts until the crown has cured and the cap is back, the flue stays covered and the opening sealed. The estimate gives the date it can be used again.

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.