Chimney Repair

Repairing the chimney as one system

In Indian Mound Village, every finished repair carries our workmanship warranty along with our 100% satisfaction guarantee.

Flashing where the roof meets the brick

Flashing turns water away at the junction of roof and chimney. The Florida Building Code requires it there, and on a shingle roof it follows the shingle maker's instructions. On brick chimneys, the Brick Industry Association describes counterflashing mortared into a joint and lapped over the base flashing below it. Metal that was only glued to the face of the brick tends to pull away as the sealant ages.

If a roofer is also working on the house in Indian Mound Village, we agree who does which part so the joint is finished once and finished properly.

Repointing worn mortar joints

In a brick wall, mortar is the part designed to give way first, sparing the brick. When joints crumble, hold voids or crack along the brick edge, repointing removes the damaged mortar to an even depth and packs new mortar back in thin layers. Brick industry guidance says the new mortar must be equal to or lower in strength than the original, because a stronger mix concentrates stress where brick meets mortar and can spall the brick face.

We match the new joints to your chimney's mortar as closely as we can, and repointing in Indian Mound Village comes with our workmanship warranty.

Checking the chimney after high wind

Strong wind can lift a cap, bend a chase cover, loosen flashing or drop a branch onto the crown. The National Hurricane Center notes that a storm can keep hurricane-strength winds far from where it comes ashore, and under NFPA 211 an outside event that has likely harmed a chimney calls for a more thorough inspection. Damage at the top is easy to miss from the ground.

After a storm passes Indian Mound Village, we check the chimney, and if the permanent repair has to wait, we can close the flue top with a temporary cover.

Chimneys with more than one flue

Beside the fireplace flue, some chimneys hold another flue serving a furnace or a water heater. The Florida Building Code requires a wall of masonry at least 4 inches thick to separate neighboring flue linings, and it does not allow the space around one liner to vent another appliance. A crack between two flues can let exhaust from one find its way into the other.

The inspection covers each flue in your chimney in Indian Mound Village, including any that serve other appliances.