Chimney Care in Jacksonville, FL

Chimney Service Across The Jacksonville Area

Historic neighborhoods like Riverside, Avondale, and San Marco are full of older brick chimneys built decades ago for wood-burning fireplaces — masonry that's held up well but needs real tuckpointing and crown attention as mortar ages. Head out toward Nocatee, St. Johns, or Fleming Island and you'll see newer construction with manufactured metal chimneys and factory-built fireboxes, which fail differently: flashing leaks, chase cover rust, and liner wear rather than crumbling brick.

How A Visit Actually Works

Most calls start the same way: you tell us what you're noticing — a smell, a smoke smell indoors, visible cracking, or just “it's been a few years.” We get you on the schedule, and the same crew that answered the phone is who shows up. On site, we walk the chimney from the ground first, then get on the roof for a close look at the crown, cap, and flashing. If it's a cleaning or inspection, we protect your flooring and hearth before anything starts. If we find something that needs repair, we explain it in plain terms, give you a price before any work begins, and only do the work you approve.

Climate & Chimney Care In Jacksonville

Jacksonville's climate is hard on chimneys in its own way. Humid, subtropical summers keep moisture working into mortar joints year-round, and the area's heavy seasonal rain and occasional hurricane-driven wind-blown rain push water into any gap in flashing or a cracked crown. Unlike colder climates, freeze-thaw cracking is rare here — but salt air near the coast (Jacksonville Beach, Ponte Vedra, Fernandina Beach) accelerates corrosion on metal caps, chase covers, and flashing faster than inland homes see.

Why Jacksonville-Area Homeowners Call Mike & Sons Chimney Care

We're a family operation — Mike and his sons, not a dispatch center routing you to whoever's available. That means the person who quotes the job is accountable for how it turns out. We give honest recommendations instead of upsells, back our work, and offer free estimates so you know the cost before you commit to anything. We cover roughly a 65-mile radius around Jacksonville, and we're available 24/7 by phone — because chimney problems with a smoke smell or a sudden leak don't wait for business hours.

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