Chimney chase cover replacement in Lake Shore by local pros
Chase tops for Lake Shore homes with one pipe or several, laid out on a free visit from each pipe's measured center.
- Family owned and operated
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- Upfront pricing, no hidden fees
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Chase cover pros Lake Shore neighbors can call direct
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off when you book today
Rotted plates found under chase tops in Lake Shore are shown to you and priced on their own line before anyone touches them.
- Free inspection and estimateWe measure your Lake Shore 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.
Details that help before the visit
A few facts help us prepare for a chase call in Lake Shore. Is the chimney a framed box with siding or stucco, or is it brick? How many pipes come out of the top? Is there water inside, rust on the siding, or both?
If you know the fireplace maker, or can find a model number on a plate behind the lower grille, tell us. Photographs from the yard are not needed, but noting which side of the chase shows streaks helps. We confirm every detail on the roof before any estimate is written, and nothing is ordered from a phone description. Tell us whether the Lake Shore chase top ponds or drips when you ring (904) 920-5495; the inspection costs nothing.
Lake Shore is about 8 miles from Jacksonville in a straight line. Lake Shore is a neighborhood within the City of Jacksonville.
Our Services
Your chase top job, part by part
- Chase measured over the finished siding on your Lake Shore roof
- Raised collar formed at every pipe hole
- Screws set through the skirt sides into the framing
- Metal grade and gauge written on your Lake Shore estimate
How It Works
Tape measure to hose test on a chase top
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Chase and pipe measured
On the free visit we measure the outside of the chase over the siding and read the fireplace model from its plate or manual.
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A top made to your chase
The cover is formed with cross-breaks or a pitch, a skirt with a drip edge and a raised collar sized to your pipe.
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Old top off, new top fastened
We pull the old cover and check the framing, then fasten the new top through its skirt and clamp a sealed storm collar at the pipe.
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Hose test before we leave
Water run over the new top has to leave from every edge. If it puddles anywhere, we reshape it before the job is done.
Where We Work
Long wet spells and Lake Shore chase covers
Weeks of afternoon rain keep a flat chase top in Lake Shore 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 Lake Shore top with a fall of at least a quarter inch per foot away from the pipe, or crossed breaks where the maker allows them.
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A made-to-measure chase top for your Lake Shore home, 10% off as a first service booked today.
Measuring over the finished siding
The framing inside a chase is built to a size, but the chase you see from the roof is larger by the thickness of its sheathing, siding and trim. Lap siding adds a stepped profile, and corner boards stand out further still. A cover made to the framing dimensions will sit inside the siding instead of over it, and water will run straight into the joint. So the four sides are measured at the top over the finished surface, the diagonals are checked for square, and the skirt is sized to clear the thickest point with room to fasten.
Laying out a top for two pipes
When two pipes share a chase, the top needs two holes, two collars and a layout that lets water flow around both. Each pipe's center is measured from two fixed sides of the chase, because the old cover's holes may be off. The slope or cross-breaks are arranged so neither collar sits in a low spot between them. Spacing between the terminations themselves also matters, since smoke from one outlet can spill into another that sits too close. The fireplace manuals give that spacing, some as a minimum distance and a height difference, and we compare the pair on your roof against the numbers for your models.
Checking the top pipe section while it is exposed
With the old cover and the cap off, the top section of the chimney pipe is in plain view. Rust on its outer wall, a dented section, or a loose joint between sections all show clearly at that moment, and they are hard to see at any other time. Damaged chimney pipe is not patched: sections are part of the listed system and are replaced with the maker's parts for that model.
If we see damage, you get the part name and a description of what we saw. If the pipe is sound, the new cover and the cap go back on and the section is covered again.
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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
- Framing and sheathing condition under the old top, priced separately
- Paint or powder-coat finish, if chosen, and its color
FAQ
Chase cover questions from Lake Shore
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.
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