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Replace a rusted or missing chimney cap in Mango

A cap sized to your flue, fastened to its maker's instructions and backed by our workmanship warranty.

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  • Same-day service available
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Our Services

What Goes Into a Chimney Cap That Lasts

Single flue or several, our pros fit the cap your chimney needs and nothing it does not.

A cap that comes off for chimney sweeping

Every flue needs cleaning access, and the cap sits right in the way. The Florida residential code asks for a spark arrestor screen or cap that can be removed so the flue can be cleaned. A cap glued down, riveted shut or wrapped in extra wire fails that test, and it turns a routine cleaning into a repair.

When our team replaces a cap in Mango, the new one is fastened so a sweep can lift the lid or screen off and put it back without damage. If a cleaning is already on your calendar, tell us, because pairing the two visits lets the flue be swept before the new cap goes on.

Replacing only the screen, when that makes sense

Sometimes the lid is sound and only the mesh has failed. When the cap's maker offers a matching screen for that model, a new screen can restore spark and animal protection without replacing the whole cap. That works only when the frame is straight, the lid is solid and the right part is still available.

When those conditions are not met, patching the mesh with hardware cloth or loose wire is a poor fix. The openings may no longer meet the code's spark limits, and a patched screen tends to clog. Our pros tell you honestly whether a screen or a full cap is the better value for your chimney in Mango.

A cracked flue tile under the cap

Clay flue tiles can crack at the top edge, where a clamp bears on them or where the crown meets the tile. A cap fastened to a cracked tile loses its grip, and water can enter the crack and run down the outside of the liner. Replacing the cap alone leaves that crack in place.

Our pros check the tile edge before any cap goes on. A small chip may be fine under a crown-mounted cap, while a crack that runs down the tile is a flue repair, and you hear about it with its own price before the cap is ordered.

Mesh that keeps animals out on every side

The same mesh that stops embers also keeps birds and squirrels out, as long as it wraps every side and sits tight to the lid and frame. Gaps at the corners, bent mesh or a screen lifted off the crown are how animals get past a cap.

Our pros check every edge of the screen when they fit a cap and again on later visits. The Florida code's opening limits keep the mesh open enough for the flue to breathe, so the screen does its job without choking the fire.

On any service we offer

Stainless or copper, the cap is 10% off booked within 72 hours of the visit.

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Free Inspection

Your Chimney Cap Estimate in Mango

  1. Condition of the tile top a cap would grip
  2. Crown surface and edges under the cap footprint
  3. Metal choices, each with a written price
  4. A cap design that suits the roofline

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Get a Chimney Cap That Fits in Mango

Local pros, written prices and a cap fastened to stay put through storm season.

Request a free inspection for your Tampa home. We will call to arrange the visit.

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