Local chimney chase cover replacement in Lake Asbury

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

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Why Lake Asbury trusts local pros with chase tops

Locally owned in Jacksonville
Family owned and operated
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10% off any service

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

Free inspection and estimateWe measure your Lake Asbury 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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A chase top that holds a puddle

Water standing on a chase top a day after rain means the sheet is flat or sagging. A top cut from a single flat sheet has no shape to shed water, and thin metal bows under its own weight between the framing edges. The puddle keeps the metal wet long after the shingles around it have dried, which is where pinholes and rust begin. A replacement for a chase in Lake Asbury is formed with cross-breaks or a fabricated pitch so water runs from the pipe collar toward the edges and off the drip, and it is checked with a hose before we leave. Have the fireplace model handy when you call (904) 920-5495 from Lake Asbury; the manual sets the cover.

In the 2020 Census, Lake Asbury counted 11,036 residents. The coastline lies beyond Lake Asbury.

Your new chase top in Lake Asbury, part by part

Storm collar refitted and sealed where the maker's steps say
Skirt turned down over the siding, ending in a drip
Screws set through the skirt sides into the framing
Listed termination cap reinstalled or replaced with the maker's part

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What our sheet metal specialists do on Lake Asbury chases

Measure over the siding
We measure all four sides at the top of your Lake Asbury 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.

Rust streaks on inland chases in Lake Asbury

Salt is seldom behind rust streaks on chases in Lake Asbury. The usual sources are a puddled top, a plain steel screw or a storm collar that has slipped.

We trace the streak to its source before quoting, so you replace the part that is actually rusting and keep the parts that are sound.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

A new chase cover for your Lake Asbury home is part of the offer, made to the size we measured.

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Why thin sheet dents and holds puddles

Sheet metal is sold by gauge, and a higher gauge number means a thinner sheet. A thin sheet is easy to cut and bend, but it flexes under a ladder foot, dents when a branch falls on it, and sags between its edges on a wide chase. Every dent becomes a small basin. Manuals give a minimum gauge, which is where a design starts rather than where it has to stop. For a larger chase, or one that sees foot traffic during chimney service, we propose a heavier sheet so the slope and cross-breaks keep their shape, and the gauge is named beside the metal.

Tracing a rust streak to its source

A rust streak on siding points up to its source, but more than one metal part sits at the top of a chase. The cover itself, the storm collar, the termination cap and the fasteners can each rust and streak. The pattern helps: a wide stain starting all along the skirt edge points to the cover, while a narrow streak under one spot may come from a single fastener or from the cap above. We look at each part from the roof and name the source, so a new cover is not sold to fix a rusting cap, and a new cap is not sold to fix a rusting cover.

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.