Local chimney chase cover replacement in Fleming Island

Every chase cover we make for Fleming Island carries a raised collar at each pipe and a drip at each edge. The chase check is free.

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Why Fleming Island trusts local pros with chase tops

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10% off any service

Chase tops in Fleming Island fail from standing water, so every cover we build is shaped to drain before it is fastened down.

Free inspection and estimateWe measure your Fleming Island 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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Measuring over the finished surface

Fitting a chase cover means fitting the finished outside of the chase, siding and trim included. Siding, trim boards and stucco all add thickness, and corners are seldom perfectly square. So on the roof we measure all four sides at the top, check the diagonals, and note the siding profile the skirt will lap over.

We also measure the center of each pipe from two sides of the chase. Those numbers, and the fireplace model, go to the fabrication of your Fleming Island chase top, and they are kept so the fit can be checked against them. The measuring visit in Fleming Island costs nothing, so call (904) 920-5495 before the next rain.

The coastline lies beyond Fleming Island. Fleming Island lies on the St. Johns River.

Your chase top job, part by part

Framing and sheathing under the old top probed and reported
Metal grade and gauge written on your Fleming Island estimate
Listed termination cap reinstalled or replaced with the maker's part
Rust streaks on Fleming Island siding traced to cover, collar or cap

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How our chase cover pros replace a top in Fleming Island

Measure over the siding
We measure all four sides at the top of your Fleming Island 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.

Sun and sealant on Fleming Island chase tops

A chase top in Fleming Island bakes in full sun for most of the year, and sealant at the storm collar hardens and cracks with that heat. A collar joint that has opened sends rain down the pipe.

We clean off the old sealant and reseal the storm collar with the product and in the places the chimney manual names, and nowhere else.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Rusted chase top? Book the replacement within 72 hours of the inspection and 10% comes off.

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Storm collars and where the sealant goes

A storm collar is a tapered metal band clamped around the pipe a short way above the chase top collar. Its skirt overlaps the collar so rain running down the pipe is thrown outward onto the top.

Where the sealant goes depends on the model, and its installation steps say so. One maker calls for waterproof caulk where the storm collar meets the pipe; another also seals the joint between the storm collar and the chase top. None of them fill the open ring around the pipe at the collar. After a new cover goes on, we fit a new storm collar or refit the old one if it is sound, and set it snug.

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.

Checking the top pipe section while it is exposed

With the old cover and the cap off, the top section of the chimney pipe is in plain view. Rust on its outer wall, a dented section, or a loose joint between sections all show clearly at that moment, and they are hard to see at any other time. Damaged chimney pipe is not patched: sections are part of the listed system and are replaced with the maker's parts for that model.

If we see damage, you get the part name and a description of what we saw. If the pipe is sound, the new cover and the cap go back on and the section is covered again.

Measured and noted on Fleming Island chase tops

Outside size of the chase, taken over the siding or stucco finish
Removal of the old top, screws and sealant from the chase
Water test of the new top where the roof allows safe footing
Roof covering issues near the chase, referred to a roofer in writing

Before you order a new chase top

Will you replace the cap on the pipe too?

Only if it is damaged, and then with the part the fireplace maker lists for that model. A sound listed cap is reinstalled over the new cover.

Can you replace the cover while I am at work?

Not for the roof work, if we can reach the roof safely. Someone needs to be home if we have to read the fireplace model plate or look for water inside.