Local chimney repointing for Valrico homes
Local tuckpointing pros who rake to sound mortar and refill with a mix that protects your brick, backed by our 100% satisfaction guarantee.
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
- No hidden fees
- Workmanship warranty
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The Work Behind Sound Chimney Joints
Every repointing job in Valrico is explained first and backed by our workmanship warranty.
Tooling each joint to shed rain
The shape of the finished joint affects how well the wall sheds water. Brick Industry Association guidance on water resistance notes that concave and V-shaped tooled joints resist rain penetration best in exterior brickwork, and joints are tooled once the mortar is thumbprint hard.
We match the profile of the existing joints where it performs well, or recommend a weather-resistant profile where the old one let water in. Either way, the choice for your Valrico chimney is explained before the work starts.
Keeping the original joint width
Joints that get wider during raking change the look of a chimney and weaken the edges of the brick. Careless power tools are the usual cause, and masonry guidance warns against overcutting for exactly that reason.
Our masons keep the new joints to the width of the originals on your Valrico chimney. Where earlier repairs widened some joints, we explain what can and cannot be brought back.
Firebox joints use a different mortar
Inside the fireplace, the firebox is built with firebrick and refractory mortar made to take direct flame. Florida's code has firebrick set in medium-duty refractory mortar with joints kept to a quarter inch or less, which is why exterior repointing mortar does not belong there.
If the firebox joints in your Valrico fireplace are open or crumbling, we explain firebox repair as a separate job with heat-rated materials. The two are often booked together, and each is priced on its own.
When the top courses have come loose
Sometimes the mortar at the top of a chimney has failed so badly that bricks rock or lift by hand. At that point repointing will not hold them, and the loose courses need to be taken down and relaid.
We tell you honestly if your Valrico chimney has reached that stage and explain a partial rebuild of the top section as the alternative. Sound masonry below stays in place.
On any service we offer
Book the masons no later than 72 hours after your inspection and 10% comes off.
Free Inspection
The Details Behind Your Repointing Price
- Joint cleaning and dampening before new mortar
- Curing, misting and protection from sun and rain
- Cleanup of mortar smears from the brick face
- Old patches and smeared cement removed where needed
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