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Chimney Chase Cover Replacement in Spring Hill, FL
A custom cover that sheds water off the chase, not into it.
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Why Homeowners Choose Our Crew
A chimney chase cover is the metal lid on top of the framed chase that hides a prefab chimney pipe. Chase cover replacement in Spring Hill swaps a rusted or sagging cover for a custom stainless steel one with cross-breaks that shed water, a drip edge and a collar for the flue pipe.
What a Chase Cover Protects
A chase is a wood-framed box built around the metal chimney pipe of a prefab fireplace, finished with siding or stucco to look like a chimney. The chase cover is the sheet metal top. It keeps rain out of the chase, holds the pipe's collar and cap, and carries water off the edges with a skirt and drip edge.
When a chase cover fails, water runs inside the framing, rots the wood and often shows up as a stain near the fireplace or a leak down the flue pipe. Chase cover repair can reseal a seam or collar, but a rusted or sagging cover is better replaced.
Custom Chase Cover Replacement
Chase covers come in many sizes, and a stock one rarely fits. We measure the top of your chase, the position and size of the flue pipe, and order or fabricate a custom chase cover to match. A stainless steel chase cover resists rust far longer than the thin galvanized steel many original covers were made from.
Cross-breaks pressed into the top give the cover a slight peak so water runs to the edges instead of pooling. The skirt wraps over the siding, the drip edge throws water clear, and the collar around the flue is sealed and topped with a storm collar and the chimney chase cap.
Chimney Chase Cover Replacement Done Right
With the old cover off, we look at the framing and sheathing at the top of the chase. Soft or rotted wood is noted in the estimate and repaired before the new cover goes on, because a new lid on a rotten frame will not stay tight for long.
Chase cap replacement, the small cap over the flue pipe, is often done at the same time, since the cap on a prefab chimney is part of the maker's listed system and must be a matching part.
Questions and Answers
What is a chimney chase cover?
A chimney chase cover is the sheet metal top over the framed box, or chase, that surrounds a prefab chimney pipe. It keeps rain out of the chase, holds the flue collar and cap, and sheds water off its edges. A rusted or sagging cover lets water into the framing.
Is a chase cover the same as a chimney cap?
No. The chase cover is the large metal lid over the whole chase. The chimney cap is the small hood over the flue pipe that sticks up through it. Both are needed, because the cover protects the framing and the cap protects the pipe.
Why is my chase cover rusting?
Many original chase covers are thin galvanized steel. Once the coating wears off in Florida rain, rust spreads quickly, and a flat cover holding standing water rusts fastest. Stainless steel with cross-breaks that shed water lasts far longer, and a sealed storm collar keeps the seam around the flue pipe dry.
How do I know if my chase cover is leaking?
Rust streaks down the chase siding point to the chase cover. A ceiling stain near the fireplace or water in the firebox after rain says the same. A cover that sags and holds puddles is a likely culprit. From the roof, look for rust holes and a loose collar around the flue pipe.
Can a chase cover be repaired instead of replaced?
A cover that is still solid can be repaired by resealing the seams and fitting a new storm collar at the flue. Once rust has eaten holes through the metal or the top sags, a new custom cover is the better fix.
Does a prefab chimney need a chase cover?
Every framed chase around a prefab chimney pipe needs a cover on top, or rain falls straight into the framing. The cover also holds the collar and cap for the flue pipe. Covers that came with the house are often thin galvanized steel, so check them for rust after a few Florida summers.
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Signs It Is Time
A factory-built fireplace usually vents through a metal pipe inside a framed box on the roof, the chase. The sheet metal lid on top of that box, the chase cover, keeps rain out of the whole chase. When it rusts, sags or holds water, the wood framing below pays for it. We measure and fit a new cover built to shed water.
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