Chimney chase cover replacement in Lake Geneva by local pros
Chase tops for Lake Geneva homes with one pipe or several, laid out on a free visit from each pipe's measured center.
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A leaking chase in Lake Geneva often comes down to a flat or rusted top, and a properly shaped replacement is the repair that stops it.
- Free inspection and estimateWe measure your Lake Geneva 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 or water inside a metal firebox
Rust flakes on the floor of a factory-built firebox, or drips on its refractory panels after a storm, mean water is coming down the chimney system. On these units the water path tends to start outside, at the chase top, the storm collar or the termination cap, rather than inside the fireplace itself. We check those three from the roof on any Lake Geneva call about water in a metal fireplace. The fireplace's own parts are looked at from below, and anything that has been damaged by the water is written up separately so the cause and the damage are not confused. Tell us whether the Lake Geneva chase top ponds or drips when you ring (904) 920-5495; the inspection costs nothing.
Lake Geneva falls within Clay County. Lake Geneva lies inland.
What your chase cover job in Lake Geneva covers
- Chase measured over the finished siding on your Lake Geneva roof
- New top pitched or cross-broken so rain runs to the edges
- Two-pipe chases laid out from each measured pipe center
- Rust streaks on Lake Geneva siding traced to cover, collar or cap
What our sheet metal specialists do on Lake Geneva chases
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Measure over the siding
We measure all four sides at the top of your Lake Geneva 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 wears out chase tops in Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva is inland, so salt is less of a factor for chase tops here. Standing water does the damage. A flat or sagging sheet holds a puddle after every storm, and the metal under it stays wet for days.
The fix is shape first: cross-breaks or a real pitch away from the pipe, in a gauge stiff enough to hold that shape.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
The 72 hours for your Lake Geneva chase cover start at our inspection, not when you open this page.
Cross-breaks, the creases that move water
Cross-breaks are shallow creases pressed into the sheet from corner to corner, forming a low X. They do two things. They stiffen a flat panel so it does not sag between its edges, and they give the surface four gentle slopes that fall from the center toward the sides.
On a chase top that means water runs away from the pipe collar and off the drip instead of pooling. Cross-breaks suit tops with the pipe near the center. When the pipe sits off to one side, a top with a fabricated pitch can do the same job more evenly, and we say which shape we will build and why.
Clearance inside the chase
Factory-built chimneys are listed with a required air space between the pipe and anything combustible, including framing and insulation. One manual for a common chimney series states 2 inches. When a chase top is off, the top of that space is visible, and it is a good time to check that insulation has not slumped against the pipe and that a previous repair did not add framing too close to it.
Anything inside that clearance is pulled back or noted. The same manual calls for ceiling firestops at each floor of the chase or every 10 feet of height, and a missing one is written up for the chase repair.
Keeping feet and ladders off the chase top
Think of a chase top as a roof over a box, never a place to stand. Sheet metal that is walked on, knelt on or used as a ladder rest dents, and every dent becomes a small basin that holds water after the next rain. Anyone servicing the chimney should work from the roof beside the chase or from a ladder against the chase framing, with padding under the ladder feet where they touch the siding.
If other trades work on your roof, such as a roofer or a satellite installer, it is worth asking them to stay off the chase top as well. A dent found later is noted at the next visit.
Measured and noted on Lake Geneva chase tops
- Skirt depth and drip detail for the wall finish on your chase
- Fireplace maker and model read from the unit's rating plate
- Fastener type and spacing through the skirt into the chase sides
- Pipe spacing and layout where more than one vent passes through
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.
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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