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.
- 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 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 when you book today
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.
A storm collar that has let go
The storm collar is the metal band clamped around the chimney pipe just above the chase top collar. It overlaps the collar like a small umbrella and keeps rain from running down the pipe into the opening.
When its clamp loosens it slides down, and when its seal to the pipe dries out, water gets behind it. Either failure can soak your Nocatee chase even under a sound cover. We check the storm collar on every chase call, refit or replace it, and seal it to the pipe only where the fireplace manual says to seal. The measuring visit in Nocatee costs nothing, so call (904) 920-5495 before the next rain.
Census takers counted 22,503 people in Nocatee in 2020. Nocatee does not touch the coast but lies within about six miles of it.
Our Services
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
- Framing and sheathing under the old top probed and reported
- Garden hose test on the finished top where footing is safe
How It Works
From tape measure to hose test in Nocatee
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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
Chase tops a few miles from the ocean in Nocatee
Nocatee lies within about six miles of the coast. At that distance we count a flat chase top as exposed to salt air, 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.
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Screws through the skirt sides
Every screw that goes through the flat of a chase top is a hole in the part of the cover where water runs. Installation steps for these chimneys fasten the top through its sides instead.
We drive the fasteners through the skirt into the chase framing, below the joint the skirt protects, spaced closely enough to hold the edge flat in wind. The screws are in a metal compatible with the cover, with sealing washers where the maker calls for them. The flat of the new top stays unbroken except for the pipe collars, and the old screw holes in the framing are filled so the new screws bite fresh wood.
Height above the roof after the top is replaced
The fireplace manuals we work from set how high the termination must stand. The outlet has to clear the spot where the pipe comes through the roof by 3 feet or more, and clear any roof surface inside a 10-foot radius by 2 feet or more.
A new chase cover leaves the termination where it is, so the height does not change with the job. Roofs do change, though: an addition, a new dormer or a raised ridge nearby can leave an old termination too low. While measuring, we check the height against that rule and note any shortfall as a separate matter to resolve.
What we find when the old top comes off
Lifting a leaking chase top shows the history of the leak. Dark staining on the top plates, soft spots in the sheathing, rusted nail heads and slumped insulation are the kinds of things we find. Sometimes the framing is sound and only needs to dry out. Sometimes the top plate has rotted enough that fasteners will not hold.
We probe what we can reach, describe what we found, and price framing and sheathing repairs apart from the cover, so its price stays clear. A new cover is not screwed down over wood that will not hold it, and the repair is done first.
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Checks behind a chase cover price
- Metal, grade and gauge of the new top, stated in writing
- Collar height and hole diameter for each chimney pipe
- Water test of the new top where the roof allows safe footing
- Roof covering issues near the chase, referred to a roofer in writing
FAQ
Chase cover questions from Nocatee
Can you order a chase cover from my measurements?
We measure on the roof ourselves. The cover has to fit over the finished siding and match the pipe positions exactly, and small errors leave gaps where water gets in.
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.
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