Starke chimney caps, measured and fitted

Downdrafts, rain or nesting animals, a cap chosen for the problem you have. Free inspection in Starke.

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One cap for a chimney with several flues

Two or three flues poking through your crown? You can cap each one separately, or cover them all with one outside-mount cap, a larger box that spans the crown and anchors to the chimney's top edge.

With every flue and the crown measured, and the flue heights checked, you'll hear which option fits best. A single multi-flue cap also shelters the crown from rain, which helps it last longer. You'll see both options priced side by side before you decide. Where the crown is cracked, that's priced too. Reserve a multi-flue cap fitting in Starke at (352) 675-6366.

The official 2020 count for Starke came to 5,796 residents. Neither the Gulf nor Atlantic coast reaches Starke.

What's Included

What goes on top of your flue in Starke

Spark screens that meet the building code
Top-sealing damper caps with a firebox handle
Copper caps fitted with matching fasteners
Storm-lost caps replaced and crowns checked

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Local Conditions

Storm wind well inland

Tropical storms can carry strong wind and heavy rain far from the coast, as NOAA's National Hurricane Center points out. Homes in Starke feel that wind at the chimney top.

A cap held by rusted clamps or a single screw is the one that lifts off. Our pros fasten caps with stainless clamps or anchors and check them for any give before they leave.

How It Works

What happens when we fit a cap in Starke

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

Cap specialists with nothing to hide on price

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

Every screen is sized inside the building code's window, so it stops embers without choking the fire.

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 Starke is yours to see.
Our workmanship warrantyHow your cap is fitted and fastened is something our workmanship warranty stands behind.

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A screen you can get to for cleaning

Screens collect soot, and a clogged screen chokes the fire. The Florida Building Code wants a spark arrestor to be accessible for cleaning, with the screen or cap removable so the flue itself can be cleaned too.

Caps from our pros come off with ordinary tools and go back on the same way, so a sweep doesn't mean prying off a glued lid. They also avoid fastening methods that make the cap a permanent part of the chimney. When you book a sweep later, the cap comes off, the flue gets brushed and the screen gets cleaned in one visit. That saves you a second trip on the roof.

Copper caps and mixing metals

Copper looks great, but it doesn't get along with some other metals. Where copper touches galvanized steel or zinc, the two corrode each other, and roofing makers warn against mixing them.

Our pros fasten copper caps with copper or stainless hardware, keep copper from resting on galvanized flashing, and check where the cap's runoff lands. Water running off copper can stain light-colored masonry and roofing, so placement matters. The copper option comes with those details spelled out on the quote, so there are no surprises a year later. Copper caps are heavier than they look, so the anchors are sized for the weight as well as the wind.

Fastening a new cap to the flue

Fitting a cap takes more care than it looks. Our pros protect the roof where they'll be standing, remove the old cap and its fasteners, and clean the flue top so the new cap seats flat.

They set the cap square, fasten it evenly, and check that it doesn't rock. On an outside-mount cap, they seal around the anchors so water can't follow them into the crown. Before leaving, they look at the cap from the ground with you and explain how to get it off for cleaning. The old cap leaves with them. If the size isn't on hand, the fitting is scheduled for the day it arrives.

Free Inspection

What gets checked ahead of a cap price

Screen mesh size against the building code's window
Lid height and overhang, judged against wind-driven rain from any side
Rust staining on the brick below the chimney top
Listed cap and chase cover on a factory-built unit

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 fitting in Starke? Start here

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.

What does the building code say about spark screens?

Florida's building code sets the mesh size, the screen's heat and corrosion resistance, and how much open area the cap needs. Our specialists fit screens that meet all of it and can tell you if yours doesn't. Talk to us about a code-sized screen for your home in Starke at (352) 675-6366.

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