Chimney chase cover replacement for Davis Islands homes
Stop the water at the top. Our specialists replace chimney chase covers in Davis Islands and check the wood below.
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Contents
The turndown and drip edge along the sides
The edges of a chase cover turn down over the outside of the chase. That skirt, finished with a drip edge, carries rain past the top of the siding so it falls clear instead of running into the joint. The manufacturer's manual we follow for one common system names the turndown and drip edge as part of the chase top.
A skirt that is too short, bent inward or pulled away from the chase leaves the joint open. We measure for a turndown that sits snugly on every side and fasten through the skirt, which keeps screw holes out of the flat surface that sheds the water.
Chase covers for more than one chimney pipe
Where two factory-built fireplaces share a chase, the cover carries two openings and two collars. Each chimney has its own manufacturer's instructions for termination height and spacing, and the cover must not push either pipe out of position to line up with a hole.
We record the location of both pipes and their caps before the cover is ordered. If the existing layout raises a question about spacing or height, we explain it on the estimate rather than hiding it under new metal. The aim is a chase top where each system still meets its own instructions.
Keeping the air space around the pipe open
Factory-built chimneys are installed with a required air space between the pipe and anything combustible. The manual for one widely used system calls for a two-inch clearance to combustibles and building insulation around its chimney. That space has to stay open when a chase top is replaced.
While the cover is off, we look down into the top of the enclosure for insulation, debris or nesting material pressed against the pipe. Anything that does not belong there is noted and removed where it can be reached safely, and deeper problems inside the chase are explained on the estimate.
Parts below the chase that water may have reached
When a chase cover has leaked for a long time, water can reach more than the framing. The chimney pipe sections inside the chase and the fireplace below may have been wetted again and again, and rust on those parts can matter for how the system works.
We note what can be seen from the top and from the fireplace opening. If a factory-built component looks damaged, we explain it and the repair it may need, which has to use parts compatible with that listed system rather than general sheet metal.
On any service we offer
The free chase inspection starts 72 hours in which the cover is 10% off.
Free Inspection
Inspected Before a Cover Is Ordered in Davis Islands
- Chimney height above the roof against its instructions
- Measurements of every side and every pipe opening
- Cricket on the upslope side of a wide chase
- Stucco or siding condition at the top edge
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