Local chimney chase cover replacement for Atlantic Beach homes

The listed cap stays on. The rusted sheet under it is what gets replaced on your Atlantic Beach chase, and checking it is free.

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Why Atlantic Beach trusts local pros with chase tops

Locally owned in Jacksonville
Family owned and operated
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Free inspection and estimate
Same-day service available
10% off any service

One local team takes your Atlantic Beach chase from the tape measure to the hose test, with no hand-off to a subcontractor.

Free inspection and estimateWe measure your Atlantic Beach chase and look under the old top at no charge before anything is quoted.
Upfront pricing, no hidden feesMetal, gauge and any framing repair each get their own priced line, and that total is what you pay.
Workmanship warrantyThe new top, its collars and its fasteners are covered by our workmanship warranty, written on the estimate.

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Why we ask for the fireplace model

Factory-built fireplaces are sold with installation manuals, and those manuals describe the chase top: the collar height, the gap between the pipe and the collar, the minimum slope and the minimum metal. The details are not identical from one maker or model to the next.

So before measuring a chase in Atlantic Beach, we find the rating plate on the fireplace, which may sit behind the lower grille or inside the firebox opening, and read the maker and model. If you still have the manual, have it handy. We build the new top to that model's drawing rather than to a generic pattern. Have the fireplace model handy when you call (904) 920-5495 from Atlantic Beach; the manual sets the cover.

In the 2020 Census, Atlantic Beach counted 13,513 residents. Atlantic Beach sits on the coastline.

Your chase top job, part by part

Chase measured over the finished siding on your Atlantic Beach roof
Storm collar refitted and sealed where the maker's steps say
Metal grade and gauge written on your Atlantic Beach estimate
Two-pipe chases laid out from each measured pipe center

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How our chase cover pros replace a top in Atlantic Beach

Measure over the siding
We measure all four sides at the top of your Atlantic Beach chase, over the siding and trim, and check the diagonals so the skirt fits snug.
Read the fireplace drawing
The maker's manual for your model sets the collar height, the open gap at the pipe and the minimum slope, and the new top is drawn to it.
Shape, collar and fasten
The top is cross-broken or pitched away from each pipe, collared at every hole and screwed through the skirt into the framing. The storm collar goes back on and is sealed where the manual says.
Hose test and walk-through
Where the roof gives safe footing, we run water over the finished top and watch it leave every edge, then show you what changed.

Chase tops that take the ocean air in Atlantic Beach

Atlantic Beach reaches the coastline, and salt carried on the wind settles on flat metal. A chase top is exactly that shape, so deposits sit on it between rains and keep the sheet damp.

For chase covers in Atlantic Beach we start from a stainless grade made for salt exposure, keep the top pitched so rain rinses it, and use stainless screws so the skirt does not rust at each hole.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Mention the discount when you call, and it shows as its own line on the chase cover estimate.

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Measuring over the finished siding

The framing inside a chase is built to a size, but the chase you see from the roof is larger by the thickness of its sheathing, siding and trim. Lap siding adds a stepped profile, and corner boards stand out further still. A cover made to the framing dimensions will sit inside the siding instead of over it, and water will run straight into the joint. So the four sides are measured at the top over the finished surface, the diagonals are checked for square, and the skirt is sized to clear the thickest point with room to fasten.

Folded, welded and sealed seams

One-piece chase tops have seams only at their corners, where the skirt folds down. A very large chase, or one with an unusual shape, may need two sheets joined across the top.

Every seam is a possible leak, and fireplace manuals call for caulking all seams on the chase top. Corner seams are folded so water runs over them rather than into them. Joints across the top are folded and locked or welded, then sealed, and placed where water runs across them rather than along them. Fewer seams in the flat means fewer places to fail, which is why we cut one sheet where the chase size allows.

Screws through the skirt sides

Every screw that goes through the flat of a chase top is a hole in the part of the cover where water runs. Installation steps for these chimneys fasten the top through its sides instead.

We drive the fasteners through the skirt into the chase framing, below the joint the skirt protects, spaced closely enough to hold the edge flat in wind. The screws are in a metal compatible with the cover, with sealing washers where the maker calls for them. The flat of the new top stays unbroken except for the pipe collars, and the old screw holes in the framing are filled so the new screws bite fresh wood.

Measured and noted on Atlantic Beach chase tops

Skirt depth and drip detail for the wall finish on your chase
Fireplace maker and model read from the unit's rating plate
Listed termination cap reused, or replaced with the maker's part
Removal of the old top, screws and sealant from the chase

Before you order a new chase top

Do you replace chase covers in Atlantic Beach?

We do. Tell us what you see on the chase top, such as rust, a puddle or a lifted edge, and we measure your Atlantic Beach chase on the first visit.

Does my chimney have a chase cover?

If the chimney is a framed box finished like your walls, with a metal pipe and cap at the top, it has one. Brick and block chimneys end in a crown instead.