Family-owned chase cover service in Bryn Mawr
A new chase top for your Bryn Mawr home with a raised collar, drip edge and matching fasteners, installed by local experts.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Your Bryn Mawr chase top, item by item
- Storm collar refitted or replaced
- Listed termination cap removed and reinstalled
- Top of the framing checked while the cover is off
- Water test on the finished top where footing allows
What goes into a new chase top in Bryn Mawr
Planning ahead for a future fireplace change
If you are considering replacing the fireplace or changing what the chase serves, tell us before the cover is made. A new unit may use a different pipe diameter or position, and its collar needs to match. Building the cover for the current pipe and then cutting a new hole later weakens the sheet and invites leaks. When a change is firm, we plan the cover around it. When it is uncertain, we lay out the tradeoffs. The same goes for a planned reroof, since a thicker roof can change the height the pipe needs above the cover.
Holding the cover down in strong wind
A chase cover is a large, flat target for wind, and a loose edge can lift, bend and let rain in sideways. Fastener spacing, skirt depth and the stiffness of the sheet all affect how well the cover stays down. We set fasteners through the skirt on every side of the chase. If your chase is tall or stands well above the roofline, we discuss whether heavier material is worth the added cost. Every fastener goes into solid framing, since a screw into soft trim can pull out in the first strong gust.
When the chimney is masonry instead
A solid masonry chimney does not take a chase cover. Its top is closed by a mortar or concrete crown, with a cap over the flue. If your chimney is brick or block all the way down, the job you need is more likely chimney crown repair or a new flue cap, and we can advise which. A framed chase around a metal pipe is where a chase cover belongs. The inspection settles which kind you have on the first visit.
Replacing the cap and cover at the same visit
When both the chase cover and the termination cap are rusted through, replacing them together saves a second trip to the roof. The cap must still be the one listed for your chimney model, which may mean ordering it through the manufacturer's parts network. We confirm availability before scheduling, so the new cover is not installed with an old, failing cap left waiting on top of it. Model-specific caps can take longer to arrive than the cover itself.
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Chase cover questions from Bryn Mawr
Can a rusted chase cover be patched?
A small, isolated defect can sometimes be repaired. A cover rusted through in several places keeps failing around each patch, so we explain which option fits your cover after seeing it.
Will you reuse my existing chimney cap?
If the cap is sound and is the one listed for your chimney, yes. We lift it off, replace the cover and reinstall it. If it is damaged, we quote the listed replacement instead.
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- Family owned and operated
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