Chimney chase repair with a written estimate in Goldenrod
Protect the chimney inside your chase. Free inspection, upfront pricing and 10% off in Goldenrod when you book within 72 hours after it.
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Chase work written up for Goldenrod homeowners
- Probe test of siding, corners and the chase base
- Water-resistive barrier lapped upper over lower
- Step or L flashing where the chase meets shingles
- Apron and back flashing at the chase base
Chimney chase repair from the top plate down
Corner boards and trim that pull away
Corner boards and trim cover the edges of the siding. When they shrink, warp or pull away, they leave a slot that funnels water straight onto the end grain of the siding and the sheathing edge behind it.
Trim at the top of the chase and around the base takes the heaviest wetting. A gap you could slide a coin into can soak the corner stud over a few seasons. Water that enters at the top of a corner board runs down behind its full length before it shows at the bottom.
For homes in Goldenrod, our technicians test each trim piece with a probe and pull any that are soft. New trim is primed on every side before it goes up, and joints are sealed where the siding maker calls for it. Trim is priced apart from siding so you can see the difference on paper.
A cricket behind a wide chase
A wide chase acts like a dam on the uphill side of the roof. Rain and leaves pile up against it, and water sits at the joint instead of running past. A cricket, also called a saddle, is a small peaked roof built behind the chase that splits the water around both sides.
Florida's residential code, in R903.2.2, wants a cricket or saddle on the uphill side of a chimney or roof penetration wider than thirty inches, measured across the slope at a right angle. The covering is sheet metal or the same material as the roof.
When we rebuild the back wall of a wide chase on your Goldenrod home, we check whether a cricket is there and whether it drains. A missing or failing one goes on the estimate as its own item, with any roofing tie-in noted.
Probing the chase to find the damage boundary
The visible stain is seldom the edge of the damage. Water spreads inside a chase along the sheathing and down the studs, often further than it shows outside. Finding the real boundary is what lets us price the job honestly.
Our technicians use an awl to test wood at joints, corners and the base, a moisture meter to find wet areas that still feel firm, and light taps on stucco to find hollow spots. A high moisture reading on its own does not condemn a board, so wet areas get probed as well. Where access allows, the attic side of the chase gets checked too.
The written estimate then separates the areas we expect to replace from the areas we will confirm once the siding is off. That split lets homeowners in Goldenrod see the plan before anyone picks up a pry bar.
Chases on tile roofs
Tile roofs change how a chase base is flashed and repaired. Tiles sit above an underlayment, and water that gets under the tile runs on that underlayment toward the eave. The flashing at the chase base has to work with that whole system, not only with the tile surface. Its job is to carry water from the chase wall onto the underlayment and out over the tile below.
Tiles can also crack underfoot, so reaching a chase on a tile roof takes planning and sometimes a few spare tiles. Broken tiles are listed on the estimate so nobody is surprised by them.
For a chase base on a tile roof, we work with a roofer who handles tile, or we plan the tile removal and reset with you in advance. Who lifts and resets tile, and who flashes the chase, is settled in writing before anyone steps on the roof of your Goldenrod home.
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Your chase repair questions, answered
Can you match my existing siding or stucco?
We match profile, texture and color as closely as the materials allow, and we tell you before the job how close that will be. When an exact match is not available, we price options like re-siding one full face or painting the whole chase.
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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