Chimney chase cover replacement in Green Cove Springs by local pros
Chase covers across Green Cove Springs in a metal chosen for the exposure, specified by local pros during a free inspection.
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Chase cover pros Green Cove Springs neighbors can call direct
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
Nobody stands on the new top at your Green Cove Springs house; we work from the roof beside the chase so the sheet keeps its shape.
- Free inspection and estimateWe measure your Green Cove Springs 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.
Rust streaks under a chase top
Brown or orange streaks running down the siding from the top of a chase are the outside sign of a chase cover that is rusting. The streaks start at the skirt edge, where water that crossed the rusting sheet drips off. By the time they show, the top may already have pitted through in its low spots, because the rust began where water sat longest. At your house in Green Cove Springs we trace the streak back to its source, confirm it is the cover and not the cap above it, and replace the top in a metal that holds up better for the exposure. The measuring visit in Green Cove Springs costs nothing, so call (904) 920-5495 before the next rain.
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Your chase top job, part by part
- Old chase top, screws and sealant taken off the chase
- Skirt turned down over the siding, ending in a drip
- Two-pipe chases laid out from each measured pipe center
- Rust streaks on Green Cove Springs siding traced to cover, collar or cap
How our chase cover pros replace a top in Green Cove Springs
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Measure over the siding
We measure all four sides at the top of your Green Cove Springs chase, over the siding and trim, and check the diagonals so the skirt fits snug.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Wet framing under Green Cove Springs chase tops
Summer storms soak whatever sits under a failing chase top, and wet framing dries slowly inside a closed box. By the time a stain shows indoors in Green Cove Springs, the top plates may have been wet for months.
When the old cover comes off, we probe the plates and sheathing, show you what we find, and price any framing repair separately.
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.
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.
A quarter inch per foot away from the pipe
One fireplace maker's manual gives the minimum fall for a chase top: at least 1/4 inch per foot, sloping down away from the pipe opening. That may look slight, but it is enough to keep water moving on sheet metal as long as the sheet is stiff enough to hold its shape. A slope that reverses anywhere, even over a few inches, creates a low spot where water sits and the metal stays wet. A level goes on the finished top in several directions, and on a larger chase the sheet gauge is chosen so the slope holds across the span between the supports.
The gap that stays open around the pipe
Between the chimney pipe and the collar there is supposed to be a small gap. One manual specifies 1/8 inch, and it carries a fire-risk warning against filling it. The pipe of a factory-built chimney heats and cools, grows and shrinks, and relies on its air spaces to stay within its listed temperatures. Filling the gap ties the pipe to the sheet metal and can hold heat and water where neither belongs.
So the gap is left open, and the storm collar above it is what keeps rain out. If we find the gap filled on an old top, we clear it and note it.
Measured and noted on Green Cove Springs chase tops
- Collar height and hole diameter for each chimney pipe
- Fastener type and spacing through the skirt into the chase sides
- Pipe spacing and layout where more than one vent passes through
- Paint or powder-coat finish, if chosen, and its color
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.
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.
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