Chimney cap replacement in Lake Geneva by local cap pros
Rain, birds and sparks kept out of your flue in Lake Geneva, with a free inspection before any cap is chosen.
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Chimney cap specialists who measure every flue
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
A cap in Lake Geneva is sized from the tile it sits on, so it fits the first time and stays put.
- Free inspection and estimateWe measure every flue on your Lake Geneva chimney at no charge before any cap is ordered.
- Upfront pricing, no hidden feesThe cap model, its metal and the fastening are priced together, so the total is clear.
- Workmanship warrantyOur fitting and fastening carry the workmanship warranty, with the cap maker's terms in writing.
After wind has shifted the cap
Wind that catches a loose cap leaves clear marks: a cap sitting at an angle, a hood lifted at one corner, or a screen hanging free of its lid. Sometimes a set screw simply backed out and the cap can be reseated. Sometimes a leg bent or the band cracked, and it has to be replaced.
We check which case your Lake Geneva chimney is in before writing anything, because refastening a sound cap is a smaller job than fitting a new one. The flue also gets a look for debris that dropped in while the top was open, since that debris sits right where smoke has to pass. Cap rusted, bent or gone in Lake Geneva? Our cap pros inspect it for free at (904) 920-5495.
Lake Geneva falls within Clay County. Lake Geneva lies inland.
Every cap job, tile to screw
- Every flue tile measured inside and out
- Slip-in, band-mount or full-crown style picked to suit the tile
- Screen openings checked against Florida code R1003.9.2
- Hood height taken from the maker's chart
How our cap specialists fit a new cap in Lake Geneva
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Tiles measured on the roof
Each flue tile is measured inside and out, along with its height above the crown.
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Cap style and metal chosen
Slip-in, band-mount or full-crown, in a metal suited to the roof, with a screen that meets the Florida code.
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Flue cleared, cap fastened
Any nest or debris comes out of the flue, then the cap is set and fastened for wind.
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Fit and screen checked
We check that the cap sits square, the hood height matches the chart and the screen comes off for the sweep.
Storm months and caps in Lake Geneva
Every summer and fall brings hurricane season, and inland chimneys lose caps in the same storms. A cap that walks off its tile leaves the flue open to rain and animals.
After a storm in Lake Geneva, check from the yard that the cap sits square. A crooked or missing cap is worth a call.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Even a small job like a cap gets the full discount.
Hood height and the draft it leaves
The gap between the top of the flue tile and the underside of the cap's hood is the path smoke takes out of the chimney. Too small a gap throttles the flow; too large a gap lets rain blow in under the hood. Cap makers publish the hood height for each model and size, and BIA's residential chimney note advises getting the maker's information on how a cap affects gas flow before choosing one.
We set the cap so the tile top sits within the range the maker gives, measured rather than judged by eye. That measurement is recorded, so if the draft ever changes, the first thing to check is already written down.
Soot-clogged mesh and a lazy fire
Screen mesh sits in the path of every bit of soot and creosote that leaves a wood fire. Over a season the deposit narrows the openings, and a mesh that met the open-area rule when new may fall short. The symptoms show inside the house: a fire that is slow to catch, smoke that curls out at the top of the opening, and a smell of smoke in the room the next day. Brushing the mesh during a sweep clears it. When the mesh size is within the code, a screen that clogs again quickly usually points to how the fires are burned, with wet wood or too little air, rather than to a fault in the cap.
A flue tile cut level with the crown
Some crowns were poured up to the top of the flue tile, or the tile was cut off level with the concrete. Most single-flue caps need tile standing above the crown to clamp around or seat on, so a flush tile leaves them little to hold. The practical answers are an outside-mount cap that fastens to the crown itself, or a crown repair that re-forms the top with the tile standing proud and a caulked joint around it. We explain both, since the second also corrects a crown detail the chimney design note from BIA treats as standard: the tile standing at least 2 inches above the crown.
Tile sizes we take in Lake Geneva before ordering
- Inside and outside size of each flue tile, measured on the roof
- Fastening method: set screws, clamp band or anchors into the crown
- Access for sweeping: which part lifts off and how it refastens
- Anything near the chimney on the roof that belongs to a roofer
Before a new cap is ordered
Do you replace chimney caps in Lake Geneva?
We do. Call or send the form, tell us what you see at the top of the chimney, and we set a time to measure in Lake Geneva.
Do you install caps on metal chimneys?
Metal chimneys from a fireplace maker take the cap that maker lists for the system, so a replacement comes from the same maker. We identify the model before ordering anything.
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