Chimney chase cover replacement in Orange Park by local pros
We replace rusted Orange Park chase covers with sloped, collared tops that send rain off the edges, after a free look at the old one.
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- Locally owned
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service
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Why Orange Park trusts local pros with chase tops
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
You get the metal, the gauge and what we found under the old top of your Orange Park chase in writing, so any other quote can be compared line by line.
- Free inspection and estimateWe measure your Orange Park 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 fireplace nobody uses
A factory-built fireplace that has not been lit in years still sits under a chase cover that takes every rain. If the cover rusts through, water runs down the pipe and the framing whether or not anyone uses the fireplace, and the damage builds out of sight. For a house in Orange Park with an idle unit, the chase top is still worth checking from the yard now and then for streaks and sagging. If it needs replacing, the job is the same as for a fireplace in daily use, built to the model's drawing so the unit stays usable later. A chase cover specialist can be up on your Orange Park roof with a tape measure soon after you phone (904) 920-5495.
Orange Park is on the St. Johns River. Orange Park sits in Clay County.
Your new chase top in Orange Park, part by part
- Chase measured over the finished siding on your Orange Park roof
- Raised collar formed at every pipe hole
- Screws set through the skirt sides into the framing
- Two-pipe chases laid out from each measured pipe center
Tape measure to hose test on a chase top
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Measure over the siding
We measure all four sides at the top of your Orange Park 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.
Rust streaks on inland chases in Orange Park
Salt is seldom behind rust streaks on chases in Orange Park. The usual sources are a puddled top, a plain steel screw or a storm collar that has slipped.
We trace the streak to its source before quoting, so you replace the part that is actually rusting and keep the parts that are sound.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Rusted chase top? Book the replacement within 72 hours of the inspection and 10% comes off.
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.
A quarter inch per foot away from the pipe
One fireplace maker's manual gives the minimum fall for a chase top: at least 1/4 inch per foot, sloping down away from the pipe opening. That may look slight, but it is enough to keep water moving on sheet metal as long as the sheet is stiff enough to hold its shape. A slope that reverses anywhere, even over a few inches, creates a low spot where water sits and the metal stays wet. A level goes on the finished top in several directions, and on a larger chase the sheet gauge is chosen so the slope holds across the span between the supports.
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.
Checks behind a chase cover price
- Skirt depth and drip detail for the wall finish on your chase
- Collar height and hole diameter for each chimney pipe
- Fastener type and spacing through the skirt into the chase sides
- Removal of the old top, screws and sealant from the chase
Chase cover questions from Orange Park
Do you replace chase covers in Orange Park?
We do. Tell us what you see on the chase top, such as rust, a puddle or a lifted edge, and we measure your Orange Park 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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