Local chimney chase cover replacement for Jacksonville Beach homes
Stainless or copper chase covers for Jacksonville Beach chimneys, with the storm collar resealed where the manual says. Local sheet metal pros, free inspection.
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Your Jacksonville Beach chase is measured on the roof by the same family business that bends and fits the new cover.
- Free inspection and estimateWe measure your Jacksonville 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.
A ceiling stain near the fireplace
A stain on the ceiling or the wall near a factory-built fireplace, showing up after rain, often traces back to the top of the chase. Water that gets through a failing cover runs down the chimney pipe or the inside of the framing and comes out wherever it meets a ceiling or a floor.
In a home in Jacksonville Beach we start the search at the top: the cover, the collar, the storm collar and the cap. If those are sound, that is noted and the search moves on. Where the water entered goes in the finding, with the repair that stops it. Rust spots or a drip under the chase in Jacksonville Beach mean the top should be checked, and our sheet metal pros do that for free at (904) 920-5495.
Census takers counted 23,830 people in Jacksonville Beach in 2020. Jacksonville Beach lies on the coastline.
Your new chase top in Jacksonville Beach, part by part
- Small gap at each pipe left open, as the manuals require
- Framing and sheathing under the old top probed and reported
- Listed termination cap reinstalled or replaced with the maker's part
- Garden hose test on the finished top where footing is safe
From tape measure to hose test in Jacksonville Beach
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Measure over the siding
We measure all four sides at the top of your Jacksonville Beach 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.
What salt spray does to a chase cover in Jacksonville Beach
Galvanized sheet gives up its zinc coating faster where salt reaches the roof, and stainless guidance scores flat surfaces with tight crevices as the riskiest shapes. A chase top has both.
On chases in Jacksonville Beach we look at the seams, the collar joints and the skirt screws first, because rust starts in those tight spots. The replacement is specified in Type 316 stainless, and the grade is written on your estimate.
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.
The raised collar around each pipe hole
Each pipe that passes through a chase top gets a collar: a short upright ring formed around the hole, so water crossing the top has to climb over it before it can reach the opening. One maker's drawing calls for a 2-inch collar that is soldered, welded or spun, rather than a separate ring stuck on with caulk that can fail. The collar's inside diameter follows the pipe's listed outside diameter plus the clearance the manual gives. We make the collar part of the top itself, so there is no seam at its base for water to find, and we check its height with a rule before the top goes up.
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.
Chase top metal near salt water
Flat, horizontal sheet is the shape the International Molybdenum Association's stainless guidance scores as riskier outdoors, and it adds points for sheltered crevices and for nearness to salt water. Salt deposits on a flat top stay put between rains and hold moisture against the metal. On a chase close to the coast, galvanized sheet runs out of zinc quickly, and even the common stainless grade can pit.
Where the exposure calls for it, we propose Type 316 stainless, whose molybdenum resists chloride pitting, or copper, and name the choice in writing. A rinse with fresh water during chimney service helps any metal up there.
Checks behind a chase cover price
- Collar height and hole diameter for each chimney pipe
- Fireplace maker and model read from the unit's rating plate
- Removal of the old top, screws and sealant from the chase
- Water test of the new top where the roof allows safe footing
Chase cover questions from Jacksonville Beach
Do you replace chase covers in Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville Beach chase on the first visit.
What metal do you recommend for a chase top?
It depends on the size of the chase and the exposure. Our starting point is stainless steel in a heavier gauge than the minimum, and the estimate names the grade and gauge.
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