Family-owned chimney repair serving Timber Springs
Free chimney inspection in Timber Springs, a written estimate for each repair and 10% off work booked within 72 hours after it.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Chimney repair items we put in writing in Timber Springs
- Air space and fireblocking at attic and floors
- Stucco or stone finish and the backing behind it
- Chase top, collar and cap on metal chimneys
- Chimney height against the code's termination rule
Repairs that fit the way your chimney is built
Flashing metal that lasts
Flashing lives in the wettest spot on the roof. BIA guidance notes that corrosion-resistant sheet metal flashing is required by most building codes, and the Florida Building Code requires metal flashing at wall and roof intersections and around roof openings to be corrosion resistant, with a minimum thickness for each kind of metal.
BIA also says quality flashing materials should be specified because replacement may be expensive and troublesome. Replacing it means cutting out the joints that hold the counterflashing and working the roofing back around the chimney, so a thin or poor metal that fails early can cost far more than it saved.
Our crew uses corrosion-resistant metal at or above the code's minimum thickness. The metal is named on the estimate, so you know what is going into the one part of the chimney nobody wants to open twice.
Repointing to a uniform depth
Repointing is not a smear of fresh mortar over old joints. BIA maintenance guidance describes it as removing damaged or deteriorated mortar to a uniform depth and placing new mortar in the joint, packed in thin layers and tooled to match the original profile.
Depth is the step that gets skipped. The old mortar is cut back until sound mortar is reached, the brick edges are protected from chipping and thin slivers left on the brick are removed so the new mortar can bond. BIA warns that power tools can damage the surrounding brick and that repointing should be done only by qualified, experienced craftspeople.
A thin skim over soft mortar has little sound material to bond to. The estimate describes how the old mortar comes out and to what depth, which makes it easy to compare with a quote that just says repoint.
The smoke chamber above the damper
Above the damper of a masonry fireplace, the opening narrows into the flue through a sloped space called the smoke chamber. The Florida Building Code has its walls built of solid masonry, with the inside surface parged smooth with refractory mortar.
Some chambers were left rough, with stepped brick that catches soot, and in others the parging has cracked and fallen away. Mortar crumbs on the smoke shelf, a chamber that stays black and crusted after sweeping and open gaps between bricks are the findings that point to repair.
Our smoke chamber repair service cleans the chamber, fills the voids and parges the walls smooth with refractory mortar. That work is written as its own line, separate from the damper and the flue above it, so you can see what each part of the fireplace needs.
Solar, gutter and roofing crews working around the chimney
Other trades spend time on the roof beside your chimney. A gutter crew may lean a ladder on the crown or cap, a roofer may bend flashing while tearing off old roofing and a solar crew may step on the chase top. Nobody means harm, but the chimney is rarely on their list.
Solar layouts deserve the most attention. Panels set right up against the chimney leave no place to stand, and every later repair to flashing, crown or cap then means moving panels first. Ask the installer to leave working room on each side of the chimney before the layout is final.
Tell us when another trade is booked. Our crew can look at the chimney before they start, so anything that needs fixing is done before their work covers it, and the estimate spells out the chimney work so it fits around theirs.
Other work in Timber Springs
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What Timber Springs homeowners ask about chimney work
How do I set up a chimney repair visit?
Call (352) 675-6376 or use the form, and tell us what you see and where on your Timber Springs home. Same-day visits are available when the schedule allows. The visit starts with a free inspection, and you get a written estimate before any repair begins.
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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