Chase cover replacement around Lawtey, FL

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

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Orange stains below the chase top

Seeing orange streaks on the siding that begin at the top of the chimney chase? The chase cover, the sheet-metal lid on top of the framed box around a factory-built fireplace's chimney, is rusting. Once rust gets a grip on a galvanized cover, it spreads until the metal rusts through and water pours into the chase below.

Cover, framing inside the chase and siding all get checked, and then our pros price a new cover made to fit. Rust stains on the siding can sometimes be cleaned once the source is gone. Talk to one of our local pros about the rusty chase top on your home in Lawtey at (352) 675-6366.

Our Lawtey coverage is inland from the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. From the Gainesville reference point, Lawtey is about 31 miles away in a direct line.

What's Included

Included when a new chase cover goes on

Covers made to measure for each chase
Multi-pipe chases fitted with matching collars
Listed caps checked and refitted
Fresh covers fitted on chases in Lawtey

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Local Conditions

Standing water is the enemy in Lawtey

Away from the coast, a chase cover in Lawtey isn't dealing with salt. What rusts it through is rain sitting on a flat top, day after day, in low spots and along seams. Our pros replace flat covers with sloped ones that shed water to the edges. A sloped cover dries quickly after rain instead of holding a puddle on its seams.

How It Works

Your chase cover visit in Lawtey, 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

Following the maker's warning, the pipe stays uncaulked at the collar.

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 Lawtey 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 turned-down edge and drip

A chase cover doesn't just lie on top of the chase. Its edges turn down over the sides of the framing, and the bottom of that turndown kicks out to form a drip.

The turndown keeps wind-driven rain from blowing in under the edge, and the drip throws water clear of the siding below so it doesn't run down the chase walls.

Majestic's instructions describe both. Our specialists have covers made with a turndown long enough to lap over the top of the siding and a drip that actually sheds water, then fasten them through the turndown where the screws stay out of standing water.

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.

Keeping animals out of the chase

A rusted hole in the cover, a gap at the edge or a missing storm collar can give animals a sheltered route into the chase. From there, some find their way down toward the fireplace.

Before a new cover goes on, our pros make sure nothing is nesting in the chase, since sealing it up with an animal inside creates a bigger problem. If something is there, our animal removal specialists deal with it first.

The new cover then fits tight on every edge, and the listed cap on the pipe keeps the flue itself closed to them. Nothing gets sealed inside.

Free Inspection

A free look at the lid, seams and siding

Collar height, fit and seams around each chimney pipe
Pipe height above the roof against the maker's rule
Siding and stains down the sides of the chase
Firestops and insulation clearance seen inside the chase

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A rusty lid is worth replacing now, and a first booking knocks 10% off it.

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FAQs

Worth knowing before a chase cover order

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 Lawtey at (352) 675-6366.

Do you check for animals before sealing the chase?

Yes. Nothing gets sealed in. If an animal is nesting in the chase, our animal removal specialists handle it before the new cover goes on.

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