Chimney chase repair with a written estimate in Dover Manor
Protect the chimney inside your chase. Free inspection, upfront pricing and 10% off in Dover Manor when you book within 72 hours after it.
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Chase repair scope for your Dover Manor home
- Two-layer barrier behind stucco on wood sheathing
- Apron and back flashing at the chase base
- Firestops, shields and pipe supports reset as listed
- Temporary cover over any open section each day
Building a chase back the right way
Corrosion-resistant flashing and fasteners
Flashing and fasteners on a chase sit against wet wood and damp air, year after year. Under the Florida Building Code, metal flashing has to be corrosion resistant, both on walls under R703.4 and at roof intersections under R903.2.1. Stucco lath and its attachments have to be corrosion resistant too, under R703.7.1.
Plain steel nails and bare steel flashing can rust, stain the siding and lose their hold. A rusty streak below a nail head is often the first mark you notice on painted siding. Once a nail rusts through, the siding it held starts to move and the hole it leaves lets in water.
Our crew uses corrosion-resistant fasteners and flashing made for exterior work, and follows the siding maker's fastener instructions where they are more specific. Your Dover Manor estimate names the flashing material, so you know what went into the wall.
The screed along the bottom edge of the stucco
Stucco on a framed wall needs a clean stop at the bottom. A screed is a metal or plastic strip fastened along the base of the wall, and the stucco is finished against it. R703.7.2 says that on wood-frame construction with an on-grade floor slab, exterior plaster covers the lath, paper and screed but does not extend below them.
When stucco runs past the screed onto the roof, a slab or the flashing, water draining down the barrier has no way out. The bottom edge stays wet, and over time the plate behind it can rot.
On a stucco chase in Dover Manor, our crew checks where the stucco stops at the base and along any roof line. If it runs past the screed or is buried in roofing, we cut it back to a clean edge so water can leave the wall. That edge detail is written into the scope, since it is easy to lose once the finish coat goes on.
Radiation shields at the top of the chase
Just under the cover, some chimney systems use roof radiation shields that protect the chase framing around the pipe. In DuraVent's DuraChimney II manual, they go at the top of the chase or where the chimney passes the roof, whichever is the top of the installation, and they do not reduce the required clearance.
Those shields sit on the same top framing that rots when a cover leaks. When the top plate or blocking is replaced, the shields come off and have to go back in their listed position.
Our crew removes and reinstalls the shields as the chimney maker directs, and replaces bent or damaged ones with listed parts. The shields go back before any cover does, so the top of a chase in Dover Manor is rebuilt as one complete assembly.
What the attic side of the chase can show
On a roof-mounted chase, the attic is the one place to see the chase from inside without opening a wall. Wet stains on rafters around the chimney, dark wood on the roof deck, damp insulation or daylight around the opening all say something about the chase above.
Looking into an attic means staying on the framing and keeping clear of the chimney pipe and any wiring. If the attic is hard to reach, leave it for the inspection. Blown insulation can hide the joists, so step only where you can see framing.
During the free inspection for homes in Dover Manor, our technicians check the attic side when there is a safe way in. What we find is written into the estimate next to what we saw on the outside of the chase. A damp spot on the attic floor under the chase is often the clearest sign that water is getting past the chase walls.
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Your chase repair questions, answered
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.
How long will my chase be open to the weather?
That depends on how much of the wall comes off and on curing time if the finish is stucco. We give you the plan at the start, and any open section is covered before the crew leaves each day.
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