Chimney chase cover service for LaVina
Stop water at the top of your LaVina chase with a sloped, collared cover. Book within 72 hours after your free inspection and take 10% off.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Measured and written down for your LaVina chase
- Cross-breaks or a pitched top that drains to the edges
- Open gap at the pipe kept as the manual directs
- Listed termination cap removed and reinstalled
- Visible pipe casing and joints looked over
Our approach to chase covers in LaVina
Cross-breaks that give the sheet a slope
Cross-breaks are shallow creases pressed corner to corner across the sheet. They stiffen the metal and turn a flat panel into four gentle slopes that drain toward the edges, which is often enough on a small or medium chase. The creases have to meet at a raised point near the collar. Creases that meet low steer water toward the pipe instead of away from it, so we confirm the direction of fall before the cover is fastened. On a chase much wider than it is deep, the creases are laid out so the long sides still get enough fall.
Covers on chases with vinyl siding
Vinyl siding expands and contracts with temperature more than wood, stucco or fiber cement, and it is installed to move. A skirt pinned tight against vinyl can restrict that movement and distort the panels. We fasten through the skirt into solid framing at the corners and sides and leave the siding free to move. If the top course of siding is damaged, we note it for separate repair. On a chase that was re-sided in vinyl over older siding, the added thickness also changes the skirt size we order.
A cover that sits inside the siding
Some leaks come from a cover that was simply made too small. Instead of lapping over the siding, the skirt sits inside it or stops short, and water enters at the joint. This happens when measurements were taken off the framing, or when the chase was re-sided after the cover went on. We compare the cover's size to the finished chase and, if it falls short, specify a new one to the outside dimensions. An undersized cover sometimes gets a strip of flashing added around it, which only adds more joints that can leak.
Covers with no drip edge
A skirt that ends in a straight cut lets water cling to its edge and run back against the siding. Over time that shows up as streaking, softened trim and eventually water behind the finish. A drip edge that kicks out at the bottom breaks that path. If your current cover lacks one, the replacement will have it, and we note any siding damage the old design has caused on your LaVina chase. On stucco, the drip edge also keeps water from soaking the top band of the finish below the cover.
Other work in LaVina
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- Smoke Chamber RepairRepair the transition above the fireplace opening.
- Fireplace RestorationBring an unused fireplace back with a coordinated plan.
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Before you replace a chase top in LaVina
Why is my new cover sloped instead of flat?
A flat sheet sags and holds rain, which wears the metal out from the middle. Creases or a pitch send water to the edges, and the fireplace manuals we follow call for the top to slope away from the pipe.
Can the rust stains on my siding be cleaned?
They can often be lightened, and that work is separate from replacing the cover. We list stain cleaning or touch-up paint on its own line so you can decide whether to include it.
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