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Inside a chase top replacement in Geigers Landing

The small gap that must stay open

The narrow ring of air between the pipe and the cover collar looks like an oversight, but it is deliberate. In the Majestic manual that ring is set at 1/8 inch around the flue pipe, and the manual warns that caulking the pipe to the collar of the chase top creates a fire risk.

Water is kept out of that gap by the storm collar above it. If an earlier repair on your Geigers Landing home filled the gap with sealant, our team removes it and restores the arrangement the instructions describe. It is one of the details that separate a cover built to the instructions from a generic lid, and we point it out when we show you the finished work.

Before and after hurricane season

The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, according to the National Hurricane Center. A chase cover with rusted fasteners or a lifted corner is the kind of part strong wind can peel back, leaving the enclosure open to the rain that follows.

Booking the free inspection in spring leaves time to fabricate and fit a new top before the season. After a storm, our 24/7 emergency line takes calls about a chase cover that has lifted or blown off a home in Geigers Landing.

When the old cover leaks before the new one is ready

A replacement cover is fabricated after measuring, so there can be a short wait between the free inspection and installation. If water is getting in during that time, leave the fireplace unused and watch the ceiling and walls near the chase.

Please do not tape, tarp or seal around an operating chimney pipe yourself. If a temporary measure makes sense on your Geigers Landing home, our team fits it, tells you it is temporary and removes it when the permanent cover goes on. Tell us if you had planned to use the fireplace soon, and we factor that into scheduling the installation.

Checking the cover from the ground

You do not need a ladder to keep an eye on a chase cover. From the yard, look for the changes below, and a pair of binoculars helps on a two-story home.

If anything has changed on your Geigers Landing chase since the last storm, call (645) 465-4122 and describe it. Our specialists schedule a free inspection and tell you which part needs attention.

  • Rust streaks starting just below the top
  • A corner or edge that has lifted
  • A storm collar sitting low on the pipe
  • A cap sitting at an angle
  • New stains inside near the fireplace wall