Chase cover replacement around Chiefland, FL

New cover, collar and storm collar, priced up front after a free look at your chase in Chiefland.

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Metal fireplaces and a home purchase

Looking at a house with a metal fireplace in a chase? The chase cover is easy to miss on a general home inspection, and a rusted one can mean water damage inside the chase. You'll also hear what the fireplace model is and whether its parts are still available.

Before closing, have our local pros look over the cover, the storm collar, the cap and the framing they can see; the findings and any repair prices come up front, ready for your negotiation. They'll also read the fireplace's rating plate so you know what you're buying. Ask for a chase check before you buy in Chiefland by calling (352) 675-6366.

The official 2020 count for Chiefland came to 2,316 residents. Neither the Gulf nor Atlantic coast reaches Chiefland.

What's Included

Included when a new chase cover goes on

Turned-down edges with a working drip
Listed caps checked and refitted
Rust stains on siding cleaned where possible
Old covers hauled away from Chiefland

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Local Conditions

Galvanized covers hold up inland

Inland in Chiefland, a galvanized chase cover from the maker's standard stock can last well if it slopes and sheds water. Stainless costs more and lasts longer still. Our specialists price both, explain how each will wear on your house, and match the fasteners to the metal you choose. Either metal is fitted with a slope, a turndown and a drip. The quote names the one you pick.

How It Works

Your chase cover visit in Chiefland, in order

Check lid and box

The cover, collar, storm collar and cap are looked over first, along with the framing beneath.
Measure and order

The chase top is measured on every side, and the cover is made with slope and collars.
Fit and fasten

Soft framing is repaired, and the new cover is set, fastened through the sides and sealed.
Seal and cap

The storm collar is sealed to the maker's instructions and the listed cap goes back on.

Why Choose Us

What you get from our chase cover pros

Locally owned and run
A family-run company
100% satisfaction guarantee
Your inspection is free
Same-day visits available
Arrange a visit, take 10% off

Local and family run, we stay easy to reach once the new cover is on in Chiefland.

Your written price is freeThe price for the lid, the collar and anything wrong with the box beneath comes on a written quote, free.
Same-day service is availableSame-day visits are available to cover a leaking chase in Chiefland until the new top arrives.
Family owned and runA family-owned business that measures twice so your chase cover fits the first time.

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The job a chase cover does

Factory-built fireplaces send their smoke up a metal chimney pipe, and on many homes that pipe climbs the exterior wall inside a framed box called a chase. The chase is covered in siding like the rest of the house.

The chase cover seals the top of that box. It keeps rain, animals and debris out of the chase while the pipe passes up through a collar in its center.

Majestic, for one, requires a chase top on these installations and describes how it's built. When it fails, water runs straight down into the framing and the fireplace below.

Clearance from the pipe to insulation

Required clearances remain important inside a chase where they are hard to see. Insulation must not occupy an air space the chimney needs. The actual system's instructions determine the separation and shielding, and any uncertainty should be resolved before the chase is closed.

When insulation has been stuffed tight against the pipe, or has slumped against it after getting wet from a leaking cover, that clearance is lost.

Any insulation touching the pipe inside the chase gets noted, along with anything else our specialists can see around it. Correcting it, and replacing insulation soaked by old leaks, is priced separately and done to the chimney's listing. Wet insulation is replaced, since it stays heavy and damp.

Siding, water barrier and flashing at the base

Water can get in behind the siding at the chase base just as it can at the top. The siding needs a water-resistive barrier behind it, lapped so water runs out and down, and step flashing tucked up under the siding where it meets the roofing.

From inside, a leak at the base can look like a cover problem, so the chase base gets checked along with its top.

Flashing at the base is ours where the roofing around it is sound; siding and barrier replacement go to the right trade, and the quote names them. Both ends of the chase get checked on one visit.

Free Inspection

A free look at the lid, seams and siding

Turndown, drip edge and how the cover laps over the siding
Storm collar seating and sealant on the pipe
Pipe height above the roof against the maker's rule
Fasteners holding the cover and whether they've rusted

Claim 10% off your first service

A dry chase in Chiefland, with a 10% discount on your first service when you book today.

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FAQs

Worth knowing before a chase cover order

Do your pros cover Chiefland for chase cover work?

We do. Homes across Levy County are on our list, Chiefland included, and our pros look over the cover, both collars and the framing beneath at no charge. Mention any rust streaks on the siding when you phone.

Can you clean the rust stains off my siding?

In many cases, once the new cover stops the source. Our pros test a small area first, since results depend on the siding. Talk to us about it in Chiefland at (352) 675-6366.

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