Caps and spark screens fitted around Hawthorne, FL

A cap sized to your flue keeps rain, animals and sparks where they belong. Free inspection and fitting for homes in Hawthorne.

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Caps on a furnace or water heater flue

Does one of the flues in your chimney vent a furnace or water heater? Its cap is just as important as the fireplace cap, and it has to let exhaust out freely. The Brick Industry Association points homeowners and installers to the cap maker's own data on gas flow.

A cap made for an appliance flue, sized to leave it unrestricted, is the right fit, and the flue lining gets checked while our specialists are there. You'll get a price for each flue's cap. Speak with our pros about capping an appliance flue in Hawthorne: (352) 675-6366.

Hawthorne is on our Alachua County list of places we serve. When the 2020 Census counted Hawthorne, it found 1,478 residents.

What's Included

Every kind of chimney cap, fitted right

Top-sealing damper caps with a firebox handle
Listed caps for factory-built chimneys
Clogged screens cleaned or replaced
New caps fitted on homes in Hawthorne

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Local Conditions

Branches above the roof in Hawthorne

Leaves and twigs from trees over a roof in Hawthorne land on the cap and slide against the screen. A flat lid collects them, and a clogged screen chokes the draft. Our specialists recommend a hip-shaped lid for chimneys under trees and check the screen on every sweep, so the fire keeps drawing and the metal dries between rains. A clean screen also shows early rust, so problems get caught while they're small.

How It Works

Your new cap, from tape measure to last bolt

Check the flue top

Our pros look for animals, measure each tile and check the crown before choosing a cap.
Choose the cap together

You pick the type and metal from written options, each with its price.
Fit and fasten it

The old cap comes off, the new one is set square and clamped or bolted in place.
Show you the result

We check it from the ground with you and explain how it comes off for cleaning.

Why Choose Us

Chimney caps fitted to stay put in Hawthorne

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

Stainless fasteners go on every cap, so the hardware doesn't rust before the cap.

Same-day service is availableSame-day cap fittings are available when your size is on hand and the schedule has room.
Your price, upfrontBefore anything is ordered or fitted, the cap price for your chimney in Hawthorne is yours to see.
Our workmanship warrantyHow your cap is fitted and fastened is something our workmanship warranty stands behind.

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Listed caps for factory-built chimneys

Factory-built fireplaces and their metal chimneys are tested and listed as one system, and the cap is part of that system. Under the Florida Building Code, a decorative shroud may go on a factory-built chimney only if it's listed and labeled for that exact chimney.

Only the termination cap the maker lists for your model goes on, and the rating plate says which model you have. A cap from another brand might look similar but can change the draft and void the listing. If the listed part is discontinued, you'll hear what the maker offers instead and what it costs, before anything is ordered.

A cap is only as good as the crown under it

Every cap sits on the crown or on the flue tile that rises through it. If the crown is cracked or crumbling, water gets into the chimney through the crown no matter how good the cap is, and an outside-mount cap anchored into a weak crown won't hold.

That's why the crown gets a close look every time a cap is fitted. Hairline cracks can be sealed; open cracks and loose pieces call for a crown repair first. Doing the crown and the cap together means one setup on the roof, and each job has its own price line so you can see what you're paying for.

Quieting a rattling cap

Rattling in the wind means a cap is working itself loose. Each gust knocks it against the tile, wears the fastener holes wider and can chip the tile's edge.

First job is finding what's loose. A sound cap on a sound tile gets new stainless fasteners and is tightened evenly. A cap with bent legs or rusted clamps gets replaced. A tile with a chipped or cracked top may need repair before any cap can grip it properly. You'll hear which applies, with the price, and the rattling stops once it's fixed. A quiet cap is a secure cap, and that's what keeps it on through the next storm.

Free Inspection

Your cap, looked at free before it's priced

Tile height above the crown and any chips at the top
Crown condition under and around the cap base
Lid height and overhang, judged against wind-driven rain from any side
Metal choice and fasteners, with each option priced

Claim 10% off your first service

Reserve a cap fitting today; if it's your first service, a 10% discount applies.

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FAQs

Cap questions homeowners bring up

Do factory-built fireplaces need a special cap?

Yes. They take the cap listed for their chimney system, found from the rating plate. A cap from another brand can change how the unit drafts, so our pros fit the listed part.

Does a cap need cleaning?

The screen does, since soot and flakes collect on it. Our pros clean it on every sweep, and caps they fit come off with ordinary tools so the flue can be brushed too.

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