Chimney chase cover replacement in Sunbeam by local pros

We replace rusted Sunbeam chase covers with sloped, collared tops that send rain off the edges, after a free look at the old one.

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Why Sunbeam trusts local pros with chase tops

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

Free inspection and estimateWe measure your Sunbeam 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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Why we ask for the fireplace model

Factory-built fireplaces are sold with installation manuals, and those manuals describe the chase top: the collar height, the gap between the pipe and the collar, the minimum slope and the minimum metal. The details are not identical from one maker or model to the next.

So before measuring a chase in Sunbeam, we find the rating plate on the fireplace, which may sit behind the lower grille or inside the firebox opening, and read the maker and model. If you still have the manual, have it handy. We build the new top to that model's drawing rather than to a generic pattern. Have the fireplace model handy when you call (904) 920-5495 from Sunbeam; the manual sets the cover.

Sunbeam does not reach the coast. Sunbeam is a neighborhood within the City of Jacksonville.

Your chase top job, part by part

Old chase top, screws and sealant taken off the chase
New top pitched or cross-broken so rain runs to the edges
Listed termination cap reinstalled or replaced with the maker's part
Garden hose test on the finished top where footing is safe

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Tape measure to hose test on a chase top

Measure over the siding
We measure all four sides at the top of your Sunbeam 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.

Chases with two pipes in Sunbeam

A chase that carries two chimney pipes needs a collar at each hole, each storm collar fitted to its own pipe and every seam sealed. One open seam lets water into the whole chase.

For two-pipe chases in Sunbeam, the new top is laid out from each measured pipe center.

10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection

The 72 hours for your Sunbeam chase cover start at our inspection, not when you open this page.

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Air openings the termination needs

Some factory-built chimneys are cooled by air moving between their pipe walls, and their terminations have openings for that air. The installation steps for several models carry the same note on their drawings: do not seal ventilation openings. Some chase-style terminations also call for small noncombustible spacers at the corners of the chase, so the chase top sits on them with an air space beneath it.

A new cover has to preserve every one of those openings and spacers exactly as the drawing shows. Sealing them to stop a leak can overheat the chimney, so we trace leaks to their real source and leave the openings alone, as drawn.

Testing the new top with water

A new chase top is shaped to drain, and water is the simplest proof. Where the roof gives safe footing, a garden hose is run over the finished top, first at the collar and then outward toward each edge, while we watch where the water goes. It should leave from every side and drop off the drips without standing anywhere.

If an attic hatch or access panel gives a view into the chase, someone watches inside for drips at the same time. Any top that holds water is reshaped on the spot, and the test result goes on the paperwork we leave with you.

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.

Checks behind a chase cover price

Outside size of the chase, taken over the siding or stucco finish
Metal, grade and gauge of the new top, stated in writing
Cross-breaks or a fabricated pitch, and the slope it gives
Fireplace maker and model read from the unit's rating plate

Chase cover questions from Sunbeam

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.

Can you replace the cover while I am at work?

Not for the roof work, if we can reach the roof safely. Someone needs to be home if we have to read the fireplace model plate or look for water inside.