Chimney chase cover replacement in Penney Farms by local pros
From the skirt to the storm collar, your Penney Farms chase top is detailed to keep water out of the framing. Ask for a free chase check.
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- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- Upfront pricing, no hidden fees
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Why Penney Farms 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 when you book today
Rotted plates found under chase tops in Penney Farms are shown to you and priced on their own line before anyone touches them.
- Free inspection and estimateWe measure your Penney Farms 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.
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 Penney Farms 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 Penney Farms? We come out and measure it once you call (904) 920-5495.
Census takers counted 821 people in Penney Farms in 2020. Penney Farms sits inland, more than about six miles from the coast.
Our Services
What your chase cover job in Penney Farms covers
- Chase measured over the finished siding on your Penney Farms roof
- Small gap at each pipe left open, as the manuals require
- Listed termination cap reinstalled or replaced with the maker's part
- Rust streaks on Penney Farms siding traced to cover, collar or cap
How It Works
From tape measure to hose test in Penney Farms
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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
Rust streaks on inland chases in Penney Farms
Salt is seldom behind rust streaks on chases in Penney Farms. 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.
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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.
Clearance inside the chase
Factory-built chimneys are listed with a required air space between the pipe and anything combustible, including framing and insulation. One manual for a common chimney series states 2 inches. When a chase top is off, the top of that space is visible, and it is a good time to check that insulation has not slumped against the pipe and that a previous repair did not add framing too close to it.
Anything inside that clearance is pulled back or noted. The same manual calls for ceiling firestops at each floor of the chase or every 10 feet of height, and a missing one is written up for the chase repair.
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.
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Checks behind a chase cover price
- Outside size of the chase, taken over the siding or stucco finish
- Cross-breaks or a fabricated pitch, and the slope it gives
- Fireplace maker and model read from the unit's rating plate
- Water test of the new top where the roof allows safe footing
FAQ
Chase cover questions from Penney Farms
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.
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New chase cover, measured on site
Our chase cover pros measure, look under the old top and write the price before any work. Call (904) 920-5495 to set a time in Penney Farms.
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