Your chimney chase repair crew in Lake Sunset
Our technicians probe the whole chase, not only the stain, so your Lake Sunset estimate matches the real repair.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Chase repair scope for your Lake Sunset home
- Water-resistive barrier lapped upper over lower
- Trim primed, installed and sealed at joints
- Paint on new siding and trim
- Roofer coordination at the chase base
How we repair chimney chases in Lake Sunset
What a chimney chase is built to do
A chimney chase is a framed box that wraps the factory-built chimney pipe on its way up and out of the house. It is built from studs and sheathing like any exterior wall, then finished with siding or stucco to match the home. From the yard it can pass for a masonry chimney, but no brick holds it up.
The chase has two jobs. It keeps weather off the metal chimney inside, and its framing is laid out to stay the distance from the pipe that the chimney maker lists. When water gets into the box, the wood can rot for a long time behind a finish that still looks fine.
Our technicians treat chimney chase repair in Lake Sunset as exterior wall work with a listed chimney in the middle of it. The written estimate names the wood, the finish and the water path separately, so you can see what each line fixes.
The ventilation gap at the chase top stays open
Some chimney systems need air to move around the pipe at the top of the chase. DuraVent's chase top flashing, for example, leaves a ventilation opening around the pipe and sits on spacers above the chase framing. Other systems use different parts at the top, which is why we read the instructions for the one in your chase.
A repair that seals that gap with caulk, foam or a tight wood block works against the design. It blocks the ventilation air that the manual says the opening is there to provide, right where the framing is closest to the pipe.
When our crew rebuilds the top framing, we leave the openings and spacers the chimney maker calls for. If an earlier repair sealed them, we note it and open them back up. The cover itself is a separate job, and whoever fits it has to respect the same gaps.
Chases on metal roofs
On a metal roof, a chase breaks up long panels that carry water down the slope. The flashing around the chase has to match the panel profile and let the metal move as it heats and cools. A sealant joint by itself seldom keeps up with that movement.
Water on a metal roof also moves fast. A chase in the path of a long panel run takes a lot of water on its upslope side, which is where a cricket or a well-formed back flashing matters most.
At the chase base, our technicians look at the flashing and panel trim and whether the metal was cut and fastened as the roof maker calls for. Panel work goes to a metal roofer when needed, and the estimate separates their part from the chase repair on your Lake Sunset home.
Workmanship warranty and a 100% satisfaction guarantee
Our workmanship warranty applies to chase repair, and so does our 100% satisfaction guarantee. The warranty covers the work we did, and the written estimate, with any approved changes, names that work layer by layer.
Being specific matters on a chase, because most of the work ends up hidden. The new wood, the barrier and flashing laps and the finish we installed are named in writing, so there is no question later about what the warranty covers. Parts made by the chimney maker come with whatever terms the maker offers, and work done by your roofer is the roofer's to stand behind.
If anything about the repair does not look or perform the way you expected, call us and tell us what you see. That promise is the same for every chase we repair in Lake Sunset, from a single corner to a full rebuild.
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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.
How do you price damage you cannot see yet?
The estimate prices what the inspection can confirm and explains how hidden damage is handled. If opening the chase shows more rot, we stop, show you and write up the added work with its price. Nothing extra is done until you approve it.
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