Our Work

Inside a chase top replacement in Lake Monroe

Turndown and drip edge on every side

The edges of a chase cover turn down over the top of the siding, and the Majestic manual calls for a turndown and drip edge to keep water from seeping into the chase. The drip edge throws water outward, so it drops away from the wall rather than creeping back under the metal.

If your current skirt is short, pressed flat against the siding or missing its drip, rain can work up and under it in wind. We measure the turndown on each face and fabricate the new cover so all four sides carry a drip edge. Our specialists record the turndown on each face, and the new length appears on the written estimate.

Tracing water in a factory-built firebox

Water on the floor of a factory-built fireplace can come from the chase cover, the storm collar, the termination cap, the siding or the roof flashing at the base of the chase. A new cover fixes only the first of those. Our pros also read the pattern of the water inside the firebox, since a drip down the pipe and a stain on the back wall point to different sources.

We check the path from the top down, beginning with the cap and storm collar and finishing at the roofline. The estimate for your Lake Monroe property names the source we found and any other defect we saw, and a new cover is proposed only when the cover is at fault.

Covers over wood-burning and gas systems

A framed chase can enclose the chimney of a wood-burning factory-built fireplace or the vent pipe of a gas appliance. The cover does the same weather job in both cases, while the openings, collars and termination parts follow the instructions for the specific system inside.

Tell us which appliance the chase serves and, if you have it, the model information from the fireplace. Our specialists use it to plan a cover that suits the pipe and leaves every listed part of the system in place.

Leave the climbing to our crew

Replacing a chase cover means working at the top of the chase, often above a pitched roof. Our crew sets up ladders suited to the roof, protects shingles and gutters around the chase and keeps the area below clear while the old cover comes off. If the roof is too steep or fragile for safe access, we tell you what that means for the job before scheduling it.

Please do not climb up to inspect the cover yourself. Our pros show you the old cover once it is down, explain what the deck looked like and answer your questions before we leave your Lake Monroe home.