Local chimney chase cover replacement for Kings Ferry homes

A cover that sheds water, keeps its pipe clearance and fits over the siding, made for your Kings Ferry chase by local pros who inspect it free.

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Why Kings Ferry trusts local pros with chase tops

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Family owned and operated
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Same-day service available
10% off any service

The listed cap on your Kings Ferry chimney stays in service when it is sound, which keeps the fireplace system the way it was tested.

Free inspection and estimateWe measure your Kings Ferry 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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Buying a house with a factory-built fireplace

A home inspection report may note rust on a chase top, stains on the siding below it, or a cover that holds water. Those notes do not say what the fix involves.

On each visit in Kings Ferry we confirm the fireplace model, look at the cover, the storm collar and the cap, and check the top of the framing if the cover can be lifted safely. The written estimate separates the cover from any framing or cap work, so buyer and seller can see exactly which items stand behind the inspector's short note. It also records the fireplace model, which the next owner will want. Seeing rust streaks down the chase in Kings Ferry? We come out and measure it once you call (904) 920-5495.

Kings Ferry sits in Nassau County. Kings Ferry sits away from the coastline.

What your chase cover job in Kings Ferry covers

Chase measured over the finished siding on your Kings Ferry roof
Raised collar formed at every pipe hole
Framing and sheathing under the old top probed and reported
Rust streaks on Kings Ferry siding traced to cover, collar or cap

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Tape measure to hose test on a chase top

Measure over the siding
We measure all four sides at the top of your Kings Ferry 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.

Long wet spells and Kings Ferry chase covers

Weeks of afternoon rain keep a flat chase top in Kings Ferry wet more often than dry, and the metal never gets the drying time it needs. Rust spreads from the low spot outward.

A cover that drains dries between showers. So we build every Kings Ferry top with a fall of at least a quarter inch per foot away from the pipe, or crossed breaks where the maker allows them.

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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Skirt depth and the drip that clears the wall

The skirt is the part of the cover that turns down over the sides of the chase. It needs enough depth to cover the joint between the top of the siding and the framing, and enough to take fasteners below that joint.

At its bottom edge it ends in a drip: a small outward kick that throws water clear of the wall instead of letting it run back underneath. Fireplace manuals call for a turndown and drip edge on the chase top for exactly that reason. A skirt that stops short, or ends flush against the siding, leaves the top of the wall to take the water.

What we find when the old top comes off

Lifting a leaking chase top shows the history of the leak. Dark staining on the top plates, soft spots in the sheathing, rusted nail heads and slumped insulation are the kinds of things we find. Sometimes the framing is sound and only needs to dry out. Sometimes the top plate has rotted enough that fasteners will not hold.

We probe what we can reach, describe what we found, and price framing and sheathing repairs apart from the cover, so its price stays clear. A new cover is not screwed down over wood that will not hold it, and the repair is done first.

Why sealant cannot fix a flat top

Some old chase tops are covered in layers of roof cement or caulk, spread over rust spots and seams in the hope of stopping a leak. Sealant can bridge a pinhole for a while, but it cannot change the shape of a flat sheet, so the water still sits where it did before. Each layer also hides the metal, making it hard to see how far the rust has spread.

When a sealed-over top comes off, it can show more damage than its surface suggested. A shaped new top removes the need for the sealant, and the old layers go into the dumpster with the rusted sheet.

Checks behind a chase cover price

Outside size of the chase, taken over the siding or stucco finish
Collar height and hole diameter for each chimney pipe
Listed termination cap reused, or replaced with the maker's part
Paint or powder-coat finish, if chosen, and its color

Chase cover questions from Kings Ferry

Why not just seal around the pipe?

Filling that ring ties a hot pipe to the sheet metal, and the manuals leave it open for that reason. Rain is kept out by the storm collar above the ring, which is sealed to the pipe itself.

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.