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Repairing chimneys across Sanford

Any open chimney is covered before we leave for the day, and the debris is hauled away when we finish.

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 Sanford comes with our workmanship warranty.

Repairs on factory-built chimneys

A factory-built fireplace has a chimney made of listed metal pipe, often boxed in by a wood-framed chase instead of a brick stack. Florida's code has these chimneys installed and terminated according to their maker's instructions, so repairs use parts that belong to that listed system. We check the chase cover, storm collar and cap for rust, gaps and poor fit.

Before any part is ordered in Sanford, we read the fireplace label so the replacement matches the system you have.

What the written estimate shows

The estimate lists each repair separately, with the part involved, the method, the materials and the reason it is recommended. Jobs for another trade, such as roofing or interior painting, are named so nobody assumes they are included. Nothing is added after you approve the estimate without a new conversation first, and if the work uncovers something unexpected, you hear about it before it is priced.

The inspection behind it costs nothing, and in Sanford its repairs are 10% off when booked inside the 72 hours that follow.

Bringing an idle fireplace back into use

Weather keeps working on a chimney whether or not anyone lights a fire. Caps rust, crowns crack and animals move into flues that stand idle. Before a fireplace that has sat unused is brought back into service, the whole chimney deserves a careful look, from the cap down to the firebox floor, so the first fire back is not the test of whether it is sound.

Idle chimneys across Sanford get the same check, with anything that needs repair listed before the next fire.