Your local chimney repair team in Storey Park
Our family-owned crew repairs crowns, flashing, brick, liners and chases for Storey Park homes, with every price in writing first.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
The lines on your chimney repair quote
- Step flashing along the chimney sides
- Cricket on the uphill side of a wide chimney
- Air space and fireblocking at attic and floors
- Old mounts and anchor holes to remove and patch
Chimney repair from the cap down to the firebox
Water, heat and movement wear a chimney out
Three forces wear a chimney down over time. Water gets in at the top and at the roofline, soaking mortar, rusting metal and staining the rooms below. Heat works from the inside, on the flue lining and the chamber above the damper. Movement shows up as cracks and gaps where masonry has shifted or pulled away from the house.
One visible symptom can come from more than one force. A cracked joint may be years of water working into the mortar, or masonry moving because something beneath it has shifted. BIA guidance on maintaining brick says the origin of a problem should be found and both the cause and the visible effect corrected, which is why a patch over the mark alone does not settle it.
At your Storey Park home, each finding is sorted by the force behind it before anything is priced. The written estimate groups the repairs the same way, so you can see which lines stop water, which deal with heat damage and which address movement.
Chimney repairs and a new roof in the right order
If a new roof is coming, the chimney work should come first. Crown repairs, rebuilt courses, repointing and new counterflashing all happen at or above the roofline, and doing them after the roofers finish means working over and around brand new roofing at the base of the chimney.
Flashing is where the two jobs meet. The Florida Building Code requires flashing around roof openings, and at a chimney that means base flashing worked in with the roofing and counterflashing set into the masonry. Deciding who installs which layer before either trade starts keeps the laps in the right order and leaves no gap between them.
Mention the reroof at the free inspection. For homes in Storey Park, the estimate then puts the chimney work ahead of the roofing and says which flashing layer we install and which one belongs to the roofer.
The mortar used to repoint matters
Stronger mortar is not necessarily better mortar. BIA guidance on mortar says no single mortar is best for all purposes and advises choosing the lowest compressive strength that meets the needs of the job. For repointing, it names compatibility between the existing brick and mortar as the most important consideration.
Mortars laid before the early twentieth century were mostly lime and have lower strength, so older brickwork likely needs a weaker repointing mortar than new construction would use. BIA maintenance guidance wants repointing mortar no stronger than the original, and it cautions that a mismatched mortar can make the old brick spall and crack.
The reason is stress. A repointing mortar stronger than the original concentrates stress where brick meets mortar, and the brick faces can spall. The mortar is chosen for the chimney in front of us, and its type is named on the estimate.
10% off when you book within 72 hours
Book within 72 hours after your free inspection, and 10% comes off any service with our family-owned team. Ask for it when the estimate is written, and the offer is shown there so you can see it before you approve anything.
The offer goes furthest on the repairs that matter most. If the inspection turns up several problems, start with the ones that affect safety and water entry, such as loose masonry, failed flashing or a damaged flue. That way the savings land on the work that protects the rest of the chimney, and cosmetic items can follow later.
Every price on the estimate is upfront, with no hidden fees, and the discount comes off the work you approve. Homeowners in Storey Park get the same free inspection and written estimate whether they use the offer or not.
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What homeowners ask about chimney repair
Do you find the cause before recommending a repair?
Yes. We follow the symptom to the part that failed, since a ceiling stain or loose debris can start well above where it shows. The written estimate names that part and its repair instead of a general fix for the whole chimney.
Do I need to go up on the roof to show you the problem?
No, please stay off the roof. Tell us what you noticed from inside and from the ground, such as a stain, fallen debris or a leaning cap. Our crew handles the access and the close look during the free inspection.
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