Stainless chase covers fitted in The Crossings
Our family team explains the chase top in plain terms before you approve a single item.
- Owned and run locally
- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
Warning signs on a chimney chase cover
- Rust streaks down the chase siding
- Loose screws along the skirt
- Metal banging on the chase in wind
- Siding stains that grow after rain
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Our chase cover process for homes in The Crossings
Covers with a screened, lidded section
Some cover makers offer a design with a screened section and a removable lid built around the pipe opening. It can help keep birds and debris off the top of the pipe. One chimney maker's instructions also allow extra screening on field-made chase covers.
Anything that works as a shroud still has to follow the listing rules for the chimney. We check what the chimney maker allows before proposing a screened design. If it suits your chimney, the estimate describes it. If it does not, we explain why a plain cover and the listed cap are the better route.
Old metal, screws and sealant hauled away
A chase cover job leaves an old sheet of metal, screws, old sealant and sometimes pieces of trim or siding. We gather it all up, clear the roof around the chase and haul the debris away instead of leaving it by your bin.
We also look inside at the fireplace and hearth, because some debris can fall down the chase during removal. If anything reached the room, it is cleaned up. Tell us before the visit about anything fragile near the fireplace, and we protect it before starting.
Measure first, then fit the new cover
When a cover is made to measure, the job usually has two stages. The first visit measures the chase, checks the pipe and the framing where we can see it, and records the chimney details. The cover is then made to those measurements and fitted on a second visit.
We tell you at the inspection how the stages will run. If the old cover is failing badly, we discuss whether it should stay in place or be protected until the new one is ready. We do not promise a fitting date we cannot keep, and the estimate records the measurements the cover is built to.
Keeping or replacing the cap on the pipe
The chimney pipe above the cover ends in its own cap. During a cover replacement, that cap usually has to come off and go back on. If it is sound and is the cap listed for that chimney, reusing it makes sense.
If it is corroded, bent or not the right cap for the system, we note it as a separate line. Chimney makers specify the cap for their pipe, so a replacement comes from the same system or an approved equivalent. The estimate shows whether the cap is being kept or replaced and why.
Parts of the chase job priced separately
- Air spaces at the pipe kept open
- Top of the framing checked once exposed
- Fastener type and spacing on the skirt
- Flexible sealant at the collar
Chase cover questions, answered for The Crossings
Do you make chase covers to measure?
Yes. Chases vary in size and pipe position, so most covers are made to the measurements we take on the roof. That can mean one visit to measure and another to fit, and we explain the sequence at the start.
Does the storm collar get replaced with the cover?
Often, yes. The storm collar seals the gap between the pipe and the new cover's collar. If the old one is corroded, bent or loose on the pipe, it is replaced as part of the job and listed on the estimate.
What happens if the wood under the old cover is soft?
We stop and show you. Soft sheathing or framing at the top of the chase is chase repair, a separate job with its own price. The open top is covered in the meantime, and nothing is added without your approval.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
Heat & Glo