Local chimney chase cover replacement for Panama Park homes

Ponding, rust or a lifted edge on a chase top in Panama Park? Our local crew inspects it free and fits a cover made to measure.

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While the old cover is off in Panama Park, we check the air space around the pipe inside the chase, since that view only lasts a day.

Free inspection and estimateWe measure your Panama 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.

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Wind has lifted the edge of the chase top

Held by only a few screws into its skirt, a chase top can lift at one edge in a strong gust. Once the edge is up, rain gets under the sheet and straight onto the framing, and the next gust has something to catch. At your Panama Park home we look at whether the cover itself is still sound and only needs refastening with more fasteners, or whether it is bent, torn or rusted enough to replace. In both cases the fastening is redone through the skirt into the chase sides, spaced closely enough to keep the edge down in the next blow. Seeing rust streaks down the chase in Panama Park? We come out and measure it once you call (904) 920-5495.

Panama Park is inland. Panama Park is a neighborhood inside Jacksonville city limits.

What your chase cover job in Panama Park covers

Old chase top, screws and sealant taken off the chase
New top pitched or cross-broken so rain runs to the edges
Raised collar formed at every pipe hole
Two-pipe chases laid out from each measured pipe center

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From tape measure to hose test in Panama Park

Measure over the siding
We measure all four sides at the top of your Panama Park chase, over the siding and trim, and check the diagonals so the skirt fits snug.
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.
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.
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.

Hurricane season wind on Panama Park chase covers

Storm season runs from June 1 to November 30, and inland towns like Panama Park still see gusts strong enough to lift a loosely held chase top. Once one edge rises, rain runs under the sheet and onto the framing.

Our tops get a skirt deep enough to fasten below the siding joint and screws spaced closely along every side.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

Mention the discount when you call, and it shows as its own line on the chase cover estimate.

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Skirt depth and the drip that clears the wall

The skirt is the part of the cover that turns down over the sides of the chase. It needs enough depth to cover the joint between the top of the siding and the framing, and enough to take fasteners below that joint.

At its bottom edge it ends in a drip: a small outward kick that throws water clear of the wall instead of letting it run back underneath. Fireplace manuals call for a turndown and drip edge on the chase top for exactly that reason. A skirt that stops short, or ends flush against the siding, leaves the top of the wall to take the water.

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.

Tracing a rust streak to its source

A rust streak on siding points up to its source, but more than one metal part sits at the top of a chase. The cover itself, the storm collar, the termination cap and the fasteners can each rust and streak. The pattern helps: a wide stain starting all along the skirt edge points to the cover, while a narrow streak under one spot may come from a single fastener or from the cap above. We look at each part from the roof and name the source, so a new cover is not sold to fix a rusting cap, and a new cap is not sold to fix a rusting cover.

Checks behind a chase cover price

Outside size of the chase, taken over the siding or stucco finish
Skirt depth and drip detail for the wall finish on your chase
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 Panama Park

Can rotted framing be fixed at the same time?

Yes, and it has to be solid before a new cover is fastened down. Rotted top plates or sheathing are repaired first and shown on the estimate apart from the 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.