A chimney rebuild contractor for Gladeview
The rebuilt stack is laid to the code's height and top rules, with the flue lined for your appliance.
- Owned and run locally
- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
What a chimney due for rebuilding shows
- Loose bricks through several top courses
- Daylight through the masonry in the attic
- Stepped cracks down the stack
- A top section that sways in the wind
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Where a rebuild starts and where it stops
A listed liner inside the rebuilt section
Instead of clay tiles, the rebuilt section can take a listed liner, usually stainless steel, fitted to its maker's instructions. Chimney liners are tested and listed under UL 1777, and each system comes with its own parts and installation rules.
A listed liner can suit a chimney where the appliance or the retained lining below calls for it. It may run the full height of the chimney rather than just the rebuilt part. Chimney liner installation covers the options, and we explain how the liner and the rebuild fit together.
Crickets behind wider chimneys
On the uphill side of a wide chimney, roof water can collect against the masonry. The Florida Building Code requires a cricket, a small sloped saddle that splits the flow, on chimneys past a certain width that do not meet the ridge.
A cricket is part of the roof, and that work stays with your roofer. During a rebuild, we tell you whether the code's condition seems to apply to your chimney and coordinate the flashing with the roofer who builds it. The flashing where the cricket meets the chimney is detailed like the rest of the junction.
Fireblocking at floors and ceilings
At each floor and ceiling a chimney passes, the code requires the gap between chimney and framing to be closed with noncombustible material fastened in place. That fireblocking keeps fire and hot gases from traveling through the gap.
When a rebuild goes below the roof line, we check the fireblocking at each level we reach. Missing or combustible material is replaced as part of the work or noted for the right trade. The estimate lists the levels where fireblocking is checked or installed.
Ties and anchors in salt-laden air
Ties that connect a rebuilt chimney to the house sit inside the masonry, where moisture can reach them. Near the sea, salt in that moisture speeds corrosion, and a rusting tie can crack the new brick around it.
On coastal and near-coast rebuilds, we choose tie metal for the exposure and keep dissimilar metals apart. The ties are listed on the estimate with their material, so the choice is on record for anyone who works on the chimney later. Ties are also cheap to get right now and very hard to replace once the brick is up.
How a chimney rebuild is itemized in Gladeview
- Base flashing coordinated with the roofer
- Scaffold or roof staging
- Debris removal and haul-away
- Flue size kept to suit the fireplace
Your chimney rebuild questions
Can you reuse the original bricks?
Where they are sound, yes. We clean the old mortar off and check each unit for cracks and broken faces. Damaged bricks are replaced with new or salvaged units chosen to match the courses that stay.
Do I need an engineer before the chimney is rebuilt?
Only when the damage suggests a structural cause, such as a stack pulling away from the house, stepped cracking or signs the base has moved. We explain when that assessment should come first.
When can the fireplace be used after the rebuild?
Once the new mortar and crown have cured. The waiting time depends on the materials and the manufacturer's instructions, and we give you the timing in the written record of the work.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
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