Chimney masonry repair for Wimauma homes
A no-cost masonry check, the scope in writing, and a written record of the work once your Wimauma chimney is done.
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Chimney Services
How Our Masons Approach Chimney Repair in Wimauma
Say yes to masonry repair within 72 hours of the free inspection and it is 10% off. This is how our masons work through a chimney.
When bricks and mortar joints fail together
Mixed damage is the usual case on an older chimney. Joints erode and let water behind the brick faces, and damaged bricks let more water into the joints around them.
Repairing one without the other tends to be short-lived. Replacing a cracked brick in a wall of crumbling joints leaves the new unit surrounded by weak mortar. A sound repair treats the wall as one surface, so the new brick and the new joints shed water together.
Our masonry crew prices the brick work and the joint work as separate lines, so you can see how the combined repair is built up.
Mortar for chimneys that take strong wind
A chimney stands above the roof with nothing to shelter it, so wind pushes on it from every side. BIA's chimney guidance says Type S mortar is acceptable and may be necessary where a chimney faces high lateral forces such as wind.
BIA's mortar selection note likewise points to Type S for stronger applications in high-wind areas, and Type N for normal brickwork. Type S is harder than Type N, so on softer or older brick the stronger mix is not automatically the better choice.
We choose between the two for your chimney based on its height, its exposure and the brick, and explain the choice.
Solid masonry walls around the flue
Florida's residential code requires masonry chimney walls to be solid masonry units, or hollow units grouted solid, at least four inches nominal in thickness.
When a repair opens the wall, the replacement work has to meet that standard again. Hollow units left ungrouted, or a wall thinned by earlier patching, do not. Where a hidden section cannot be checked without opening more of the wall, the estimate says so plainly.
We check wall construction wherever the repair exposes it and tell you if anything falls short.
The part of the chimney inside the house
Chimney masonry that passes through the attic or between floors has its own rules. Florida's residential code keeps a 2-inch airspace between an interior chimney and combustible framing, and fireblocks the gaps at floors and ceilings with noncombustible material.
Open joints or loose mortar inside the house matter for that reason, even though no rain reaches them. Stains on the masonry in the attic are often the first clue that water is getting in at the top.
Our crew checks the accessible interior masonry and notes any clearance or fireblocking problems we see.
On any service we offer
Approve the masonry repair inside 72 hours of your free inspection for 10% off.
What's Included
The Masonry Work Proposed for Wimauma
- Brick faces, cracks and loose units across the stack
- Joint depth to be cut out and repointed
- Roof and yard protection during the work
- Debris removal and cleanup after the repair
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