Local chimney chase cover replacement for San Marco homes
Chase covers across San Marco in a metal chosen for the exposure, specified by local pros during a free inspection.
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- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- Upfront pricing, no hidden fees
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Chase cover experts San Marco 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
While the old cover is off in San Marco, we check the air space around the pipe inside the chase, since that view only lasts a day.
- Free inspection and estimateWe measure your San Marco 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.
The lid on a framed chimney
When a factory-built chimney rises inside a framed box, the sheet-metal lid on that box is the chase cover. Replacing one in San Marco begins with two things: our measurements of the chase taken over its finished siding, and the installation drawing for the fireplace inside the house. The drawing sets the collar, the gap around the pipe and the minimum slope; the measurements set the size and the skirt.
We look under the old top for water damage while it is off. The metal, the gauge and every detail are settled with you before any sheet is cut. Seeing rust streaks down the chase in San Marco? We come out and measure it once you call (904) 920-5495.
San Marco lies roughly 4 miles from Jacksonville, measured directly rather than by road. San Marco is a neighborhood within the City of Jacksonville.
Our Services
Your new chase top in San Marco, part by part
- Raised collar formed at every pipe hole
- Storm collar refitted and sealed where the maker's steps say
- Skirt turned down over the siding, ending in a drip
- Rust streaks on San Marco siding traced to cover, collar or cap
How It Works
Tape measure to hose test on a chase top
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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
What wears out chase tops in San Marco
San Marco is more than about six miles from the coast, so salt is less of a factor for chase tops here. Standing water does the damage. A flat or sagging sheet holds a puddle after every storm, and the metal under it stays wet for days.
The fix is shape first: cross-breaks or a real pitch away from the pipe, in a gauge stiff enough to hold that shape.
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Measuring over the finished siding
The framing inside a chase is built to a size, but the chase you see from the roof is larger by the thickness of its sheathing, siding and trim. Lap siding adds a stepped profile, and corner boards stand out further still. A cover made to the framing dimensions will sit inside the siding instead of over it, and water will run straight into the joint. So the four sides are measured at the top over the finished surface, the diagonals are checked for square, and the skirt is sized to clear the thickest point with room to fasten.
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.
Keeping feet and ladders off the chase top
Think of a chase top as a roof over a box, never a place to stand. Sheet metal that is walked on, knelt on or used as a ladder rest dents, and every dent becomes a small basin that holds water after the next rain. Anyone servicing the chimney should work from the roof beside the chase or from a ladder against the chase framing, with padding under the ladder feet where they touch the siding.
If other trades work on your roof, such as a roofer or a satellite installer, it is worth asking them to stay off the chase top as well. A dent found later is noted at the next visit.
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Checks behind a chase cover price
- Metal, grade and gauge of the new top, stated in writing
- Fastener type and spacing through the skirt into the chase sides
- Pipe spacing and layout where more than one vent passes through
- Paint or powder-coat finish, if chosen, and its color
FAQ
Chase cover questions from San Marco
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.
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.
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