Chimney rebuild pros serving South Eola
New brick, crown and flashing planned together for your South Eola home and backed by our workmanship warranty.
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Before the teardown starts in South Eola
All part of the free inspection in South Eola, with no charge and no obligation.
- Cricket on the upslope side where required
- Fireplace opening sealed against dust
- Original brick sorted for reuse
- Cap and screen refitted or replaced
What goes into rebuilding a chimney in South Eola
Why our pros check what they check on rebuilds around South Eola.
Saving original brick for reuse
Sound original brick taken from a chimney can sometimes be cleaned and relaid, which helps the rebuilt section blend with the rest. Units that are cracked, spalled or soaked through are not worth reusing.
When salvage makes sense on your South Eola chimney, our masons take the section down carefully, clean usable units by hand and set them aside. The estimate says whether reuse is planned and how any shortfall will be made up with matched new brick. Reused units go where they matter most for appearance, usually the faces seen from the street.
Hollow units must be grouted solid
Some chimneys are built from hollow concrete block. The code permits hollow units only when they are grouted solid, which fills the cores and turns the block into a solid wall.
If a block chimney at your South Eola home needs rebuilding, our masons grout the cores as the courses go up and keep the flue liner in position as they work. Ungrouted block found in the retained section is noted in the findings, together with what it means for the plan. Grouting takes time, and it is part of the price from the start.
Masonry chimneys must be lined
The Florida Residential Code, section R1003.11, requires masonry chimneys to be lined, with lining material appropriate for the appliance connected. The liner keeps heat and flue gases inside a channel built for them.
A rebuild exposes the liner at the top and often further down. Our crew checks whether the existing liner in your South Eola chimney is present, continuous and in serviceable condition, and the estimate says whether it stays, is extended through the new work or needs its own relining job.
Questions to ask any rebuild contractor
Before you approve a chimney rebuild, ask where the removal will stop and why, what height the finished chimney will be, which mortar and brick will be used, what happens to the liner and the flashing, and how hidden damage will be priced.
Our team in South Eola answers all of those in writing before you sign. If another contractor cannot answer them, the quote may be describing a different job, and it is worth finding out before the first brick comes down.
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Chimney rebuild questions from South Eola
Answers from our specialists in South Eola, without sales pressure.
How tall will the chimney be after the rebuild?
The finished top has to meet the code's height rule, 3 feet or more over the roof penetration and 2 feet taller than whatever part of the house is within 10 feet. We measure your South Eola home and write the planned height into the estimate.
Is the inspection really free?
Yes. The inspection and the written estimate for your South Eola chimney cost nothing, and there is no obligation to book. If you do book within 72 hours after the free inspection, 10% comes off.
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