Chimney chase cover replacement in Nocatee by local pros
We replace rusted Nocatee chase covers with sloped, collared tops that send rain off the edges, after a free look at the old one.
- Fully licensed and insured
- Locally owned
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service
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Chase cover experts Nocatee 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 any service
Rotted plates found under chase tops in Nocatee are shown to you and priced on their own line before anyone touches them.
- Free inspection and estimateWe measure your Nocatee 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 Nocatee. 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 Nocatee chase top ponds or drips when you ring (904) 920-5495; the inspection costs nothing.
The county for Nocatee is St. Johns County. Census takers counted 22,503 people in Nocatee in 2020.
Your chase top job, part by part
- Old chase top, screws and sealant taken off the chase
- Storm collar refitted and sealed where the maker's steps say
- Skirt turned down over the siding, ending in a drip
- Garden hose test on the finished top where footing is safe
From tape measure to hose test in Nocatee
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Measure over the siding
We measure all four sides at the top of your Nocatee 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.
Chase tops near the ocean in Nocatee
Nocatee lies near the coast. We check a flat chase top for salt exposure, because deposits settle on flat sheet and stay there between rains.
The cover we fit in Nocatee is stainless in a grade that resists chloride pitting, pitched so rain rinses it, with stainless fasteners through the skirt.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
A new chase cover for your Nocatee home is part of the offer, made to the size we measured.
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.
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.
Chase top metal near salt water
Flat, horizontal sheet is the shape the International Molybdenum Association's stainless guidance scores as riskier outdoors, and it adds points for sheltered crevices and for nearness to salt water. Salt deposits on a flat top stay put between rains and hold moisture against the metal. On a chase close to the coast, galvanized sheet runs out of zinc quickly, and even the common stainless grade can pit.
Where the exposure calls for it, we propose Type 316 stainless, whose molybdenum resists chloride pitting, or copper, and name the choice in writing. A rinse with fresh water during chimney service helps any metal up there.
Checks behind a chase cover price
- Metal, grade and gauge of the new top, stated in writing
- Cross-breaks or a fabricated pitch, and the slope it gives
- Fastener type and spacing through the skirt into the chase sides
- Roof covering issues near the chase, referred to a roofer in writing
Chase cover questions from Nocatee
Do you replace chase covers in Nocatee?
We do. Tell us what you see on the chase top, such as rust, a puddle or a lifted edge, and we measure your Nocatee chase on the first visit.
Does my chimney have a chase cover?
If the chimney is a framed box finished like your walls, with a metal pipe and cap at the top, it has one. Brick and block chimneys end in a crown instead.
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