Chimney service in Kendale Lakes from a family team

Look up at the top of the flue from the yard and note whether you see a metal hood, a mesh screen or nothing at all. That simple observation helps us prepare for a cap visit in Kendale Lakes. We are a local, family-owned chimney and fireplace company, and a cap is one of the smaller parts we replace.

It still does real work. A chimney cap keeps rain, leaves and animals out of the flue, and its mesh acts as a spark arrestor for a wood fire. The national fire standard for chimneys treats that mesh as a safety part, so a torn screen is more than a cosmetic problem. Caps come in single-flue and multi-flue shapes, and the maker's instructions set how each one is fastened.

A cap held on by friction alone can lift in a strong wind. Material matters too, because stainless steel and copper resist rust in a way that painted steel does not. The free visit takes in the cap, the crown it sits on and the top of the flue liner. If the crown underneath is cracked, a new cap will not stop the water, and we tell you so.

If birds or other animals have used the flue, say so, because the flue then needs attention as well as the cap. Everything we recommend is written down, free of charge, with the price stated upfront. Book the work while your free inspection is still inside its 72-hour window, and you save 10%. The estimate also says what the cap job leaves out, such as masonry below the crown.

The old cap leaves with us, and the written record we hand over names the new part and how it was fastened. That fastening work falls under our workmanship warranty. We also sweep flues, repair masonry and service wood, gas and electric fireplaces, so a single call can cover the whole system.