Chase cover repair and replacement in Dover Manor
Local chase cover pros for Dover Manor homes. We measure on the roof, fabricate to fit and back the work with our 100% satisfaction guarantee.
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Line by line on your Dover Manor chase top
- Storm collar refitted or replaced
- Old cover, screws and sealant removed and hauled away
- Visible pipe casing and joints looked over
- 10% off any service booked within 72 hours
Chase top know-how for Dover Manor homeowners
Fastening the cover through its skirt
A chase cover is held by fasteners through its skirt into the framing on the sides of the chase, where water runs past instead of sitting. Spacing them evenly on every side keeps the skirt tight to the wall along its full length. Manufacturer instructions we have read also call for noncombustible spacers at the corners beneath the chase top. We use fasteners compatible with the cover metal and place them where the manual for your system puts them.
Fitting a cover to a stucco chase
On a stucco chase, the skirt laps over a hard, textured finish that does not flex the way siding does. The top edge of the stucco needs to be sound, since cracks there let water in behind the skirt. We check the stucco at the top before measuring and size the skirt to clear its thickness. Any cracking we find is noted, and stucco repair is described separately from the cover so you can decide on each. Where the stucco has a foam trim band at the top, we check that it is sound before the skirt goes over it.
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.
Chases that sit near a gutter or valley
A chase built at an eave or beside a roof valley has extra water running past its base, and splashback can wet the lower siding. The cover at the top is unaffected by that runoff, but the enclosure as a whole is. While inspecting the chase top, we also note where roof water flows around the chase, so any recommendation for diverting it or for flashing work is written up apart from the cover. Water that splashes back onto the lower siding can look like a chase cover leak, which is why we check both ends.
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Chase top answers for Dover Manor homeowners
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.
Is the chase cover work guaranteed?
Every chase cover we fit comes with our workmanship warranty and our 100% satisfaction guarantee, and finished work that is not right brings us back to fix it.
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