Chimney cap installation on homes across Southwest Ranches
We fit caps to clay tile, metal liners and factory-built pipe, each by the method it calls for.
- Owned and run locally
- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
Signs a chimney cap in Southwest Ranches needs work
- Screen clogged with soot or debris
- One flue capped and another left open
- Cap shifted after a strong storm
- Metal flakes on the hearth or damper
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Choosing and fitting chimney caps in Southwest Ranches
What a flue cap can and cannot do
A flue cap has a narrow job. Its lid keeps rain from falling straight down the flue, and its screen stops leaves, birds and animals from getting in. Smoke still has to leave freely through the open sides, so the cap is a guard rather than a seal.
That narrow job sets the limits of the repair. A cap does not waterproof the crown, close a gap at the roof flashing or repair cracked masonry below the top. If water or damage traces to one of those parts, a new cap will not change it. We explain which problems the cap solves before you approve one.
Open area under the lid and the draw
A rain cap sits over the flue with open sides beneath its lid. The Florida Building Code sets a minimum for that open area, in proportion to the flue outlet the cap serves. A cap that is too small or sits too low can narrow the path the smoke has to take.
We size the cap against the flue it covers, not against the width of the chimney. Where one cap covers several flues, each flue still needs its own clear path out. If your fireplace smoked after an earlier cap was fitted, mention it when you call. That history tells us where to start looking.
Rain the cap stops and rain it cannot
A cap stops rain that would fall straight down the flue. In a storm, though, rain also blows sideways and hits the crown, the sides of the chimney and the flashing at the roof. Water can enter at any of those points, cap or no cap.
That is why a leak does not by itself mean the cap has failed. If water shows up in the fireplace, we check the cap along with the crown, the masonry and the flashing. We bring in a hose water test only if the job calls for it. The estimate says which part we believe lets the water in, and why.
Caps on a maintenance visit
Caps benefit from a look now and then, even when nothing seems wrong. On a maintenance visit, we check the fasteners, the lid height, the screen for holes or clogging, and the tile or crown around the base. Small problems are easier to deal with before the cap comes loose.
If you book a maintenance visit for the fireplace or chimney, the cap is part of it. We note anything that needs attention and tell you whether it is urgent or can wait. Nothing is replaced during a maintenance visit without your approval first.
Included in your chimney cap visit in Southwest Ranches
- Crown surface under a multi-flue cap
- Condition of the tile's top edge
- Listed cap for a factory-built chimney
- Access for later sweeping and screen cleaning
Chimney cap answers for homes in Southwest Ranches
Is a stainless cap a sensible choice over galvanized steel?
Each metal weathers in its own way, and the grade, the fasteners and the metals it touches matter as much as the name. We state the metal and fasteners on the estimate so you can compare proposals on equal terms.
Should the crown be fixed before the cap is replaced?
If the crown is cracked where a multi-flue cap would fasten, yes, or the cap ends up mounted on a weak surface. We describe the crown during the free inspection and price that repair as a separate item.
Can you replace just the screen on my cap?
Where the maker offers a replacement screen and the rest of the cap is sound, that can be enough. A piece of generic mesh is not the same thing, because the opening size affects both sparks and draft.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
Heat & Glo