Your chimney chase repair crew in Crown Point
Chimney chase repair for Crown Point homes, with a free inspection, a line-by-line written estimate and a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Chase repair scope for your Crown Point home
- Tap test for hollow or loose stucco
- Sheathing replaced back to firm wood
- Rotted studs, plates and corners replaced or sistered
- Firestops, shields and pipe supports reset as listed
Our approach to chase repair in Crown Point
How a failed top sends water down the chase
When the metal top of a chase leaks, the water does not stay at the top. It runs down the inside face of the sheathing, along the studs and onto whatever sits at the bottom of the box, like the roof deck or a framed floor. Some of it can follow the outside of the chimney pipe toward the fireplace.
That is why a leak at the top can show up as rot at the bottom. The wood near the cover may look fine while the base plate has gone soft.
Replacing the cover is a separate job with a separate line. Our part is the wood and finish the water already reached. We trace the path from top to bottom so the repair covers everything that got wet, and not only the spot closest to the leak.
Giving water that gets past the siding a way out
Siding and stucco both let a little water through. Section R703.1.1 of the Florida Building Code describes an exterior wall that keeps water from building up inside it, using a water-resistive barrier plus a way to drain water that gets past the cladding back to the outside.
On a chase, that drainage path ends at the bottom edge of the siding or at the flashing on the roof. If the bottom edge is caulked shut or buried in roofing cement, water that should drain out stays in the wall.
We check that the base of each chase wall can drain. Sealant that blocks the path comes out, and the bottom edge is detailed so water leaves the wall at the flashing. That detail is written into the estimate, so it does not get lost between trades.
Sistering a stud or replacing it
Not every damaged stud has to come out. When rot is limited to the bottom few inches, a new stud can be fastened alongside the old one, which is called sistering, and the rotted end cut away. When a stud is soft along its length, it is replaced.
Plates are different. A rotted bottom or top plate is replaced in sections, since sistering a plate seldom helps. Corners, where two walls meet, get new framing so the chase stays square. Sistered studs are fastened along their full length, using straight, dry lumber so the new stud stays true.
Any new framing keeps the listed air space around the chimney pipe. We explain each choice on your Crown Point job and write down what was sistered and what was replaced, so the next person to open the wall knows what they are looking at.
Upfront pricing on chase repairs
Chase repairs have a reputation for growing once the siding comes off. Our pricing is set up so that does not catch you off guard. The estimate prices what the inspection can confirm and states in writing how any hidden damage will be handled. Framing is priced for the extent the probe found, and the estimate says so, so you know what the number is based on.
Every line has a price, from siding and trim to sheathing, framing, barrier, flashing and access. There are no hidden fees for disposal, setup or cleanup. If more damage turns up, you get a written change with its price before we do it.
That same approach applies to every home we work on in Crown Point, whether the chase needs a few boards or a full rebuild. You can hold our estimate against any other quote line by line and see exactly where the two differ.
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What homeowners ask about chase work
Do I need a new cover on top when the chase is repaired?
Only if the cover has failed or no longer fits the repaired top. When it has, the cover goes on its own estimate line and is installed after the top framing is sound. If the cover is in good shape, we take it off carefully and put it back.
Is there a 10% discount for chase work?
Yes. Chase repair booked within 72 hours after your free inspection is 10% off. Mention it when you book so it is applied to your chase work.
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