Chimney cap replacement for your home in Washington Park
A cap sized to the flue, fastened the way its maker intends and backed by our workmanship warranty.
- Owned and run locally
- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
Clues that the cap on your chimney has failed
- Rattling from the chimney top in wind
- Leaves or twigs landing in the firebox
- Cap lid lifted, dented or loose
- Cap shifted after a strong storm
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Choosing and fitting chimney caps in Washington Park
Adjustable caps for awkward flue sizes
Some caps use brackets that slide along slots, so one cap can fit a range of flue sizes. Others use braces that clamp onto the tile from above. These designs help where a flue is an unusual size, but they still depend on a firm grip on sound tile.
We measure before choosing an adjustable cap, rather than assuming it will suit any opening. A bracket set at the limit of its range may not hold as well as one set near the middle. If the measurements fall outside the adjustable range, a made-to-measure cap is usually the better answer, and we explain why.
When no stock cap fits the flue
Stock caps come in a limited set of sizes and shapes. Oversized tiles, unusual rectangles, flues of very different heights and chimneys with an irregular top can fall outside every standard option. Cap makers offer made-to-measure caps for exactly that reason.
A custom cap takes careful measuring and an order to the maker, so it may mean one visit to measure and another to fit. We tell you that at the start rather than forcing a stock cap onto an opening it does not suit. The estimate shows the measured sizes and the cap design we are ordering for your chimney.
Deciding on related repairs in the same window
A cap job often turns up a related repair, such as a cracked tile top or a worn crown under a multi-flue cap. You may want to handle them together, or you may want to spread them out. Both are reasonable.
If you approve several items within 72 hours of your free inspection, you save 10% on each of them. If you approve only the cap now and the rest later, the later work is priced at the estimate's written figure. Either way, we explain which repairs protect the new cap and which can safely wait.
Checking a cap more often near the water
A cap near the coast works harder than the same cap away from salt air. Salt deposits settle on the screen and lid, and rain may not wash them away. Screens can corrode at the edges and fasteners can loosen sooner than the owner expects.
A maintenance visit that includes the cap is worth considering more often in that exposure. We look at the screen, the lid, the fasteners and the metal around the base. Tell us how close the house sits to open water and which way the chimney faces the wind. That helps us plan what to look at first.
Cap details listed on the estimate in Washington Park
- Access for later sweeping and screen cleaning
- Crown cracks noted as a separate item
- Open flue covered at day's end
- Debris cleared from the roof and hauled away
Chimney cap FAQs for homes in Washington Park
Will a new cap stop water getting into the fireplace?
A cap keeps rain out of the flue opening. It cannot stop water that enters through a cracked crown, open mortar joints or failed flashing. If water keeps appearing after the cap is fitted, the entry point probably lies elsewhere and needs its own assessment.
How does the inspection discount apply to cap replacement?
Your own free inspection starts the window. For the next 72 hours, the cap and any other item on that estimate can be approved at 10% off, and later approvals keep the written price.
Does a chimney I do not use still need a cap?
An idle flue is still open to rain, leaves and animals, so a cap does useful work there. If you have plans for the fireplace later, mention them, because the flue and the appliance decide which cap suits it.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
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