Local chimney chase cover replacement in Middleburg
We replace rusted Middleburg chase covers with sloped, collared tops that send rain off the edges, after a free look at the old one.
- Family owned and operated
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- Upfront pricing, no hidden fees
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About Us
Chase cover experts Middleburg families can reach directly
- 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
While the old cover is off in Middleburg, we check the air space around the pipe inside the chase, since that view only lasts a day.
- Free inspection and estimateWe measure your Middleburg 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 streaks under a chase top
Brown or orange streaks running down the siding from the top of a chase are the outside sign of a chase cover that is rusting. The streaks start at the skirt edge, where water that crossed the rusting sheet drips off. By the time they show, the top may already have pitted through in its low spots, because the rust began where water sat longest. At your house in Middleburg we trace the streak back to its source, confirm it is the cover and not the cap above it, and replace the top in a metal that holds up better for the exposure. The measuring visit in Middleburg costs nothing, so call (904) 920-5495 before the next rain.
Counted as a direct line, Jacksonville and Middleburg are roughly 24 miles apart. Middleburg lies within Clay County.
Our Services
Your chase top job, part by part
- Raised collar formed at every pipe hole
- Framing and sheathing under the old top probed and reported
- Garden hose test on the finished top where footing is safe
- Two-pipe chases laid out from each measured pipe center
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
Sun and sealant on Middleburg chase tops
A chase top in Middleburg bakes in full sun for most of the year, and sealant at the storm collar hardens and cracks with that heat. A collar joint that has opened sends rain down the pipe.
We clean off the old sealant and reseal the storm collar with the product and in the places the chimney manual names, and nowhere else.
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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.
Air openings the termination needs
Some factory-built chimneys are cooled by air moving between their pipe walls, and their terminations have openings for that air. The installation steps for several models carry the same note on their drawings: do not seal ventilation openings. Some chase-style terminations also call for small noncombustible spacers at the corners of the chase, so the chase top sits on them with an air space beneath it.
A new cover has to preserve every one of those openings and spacers exactly as the drawing shows. Sealing them to stop a leak can overheat the chimney, so we trace leaks to their real source and leave the openings alone, as drawn.
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.
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Checks behind a chase cover price
- Collar height and hole diameter for each chimney pipe
- Framing and sheathing condition under the old top, priced separately
- Pipe spacing and layout where more than one vent passes through
- Removal of the old top, screws and sealant from the chase
FAQ
Chase cover questions from Middleburg
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.
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.
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