Chimney chase repair for Oak Ridge homeowners
We repair rotted chase framing, siding and stucco, then close the water path. Free inspection, then 10% off any service booked within 72 hours after it.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Chase repair lines priced before any work
- Rotted studs, plates and corners replaced or sistered
- Step or L flashing where the chase meets shingles
- Trim primed, installed and sealed at joints
- Temporary cover over any open section each day
What goes on inside a chase repair in Oak Ridge
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 Oak Ridge, 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.
Matching siding on part of a chase
When only one face of a chase needs new siding, matching the rest is the next question. Profile, board width, texture and paint all have to line up, and the siding on the chase may no longer be made. Primed boards bought today may differ slightly in thickness from boards milled years ago.
Our crew measures the existing profile and brings samples to the house. If an exact match is not available, two answers usually work. One is to re-side the whole chase in a close match. The other is to move sound old boards to the face people see and put new boards where they show least.
We tell you before the job how close the match will be for your Oak Ridge home. The estimate states whether paint on the full chase is included, since fresh paint on new siding next to faded paint stands out.
The air space around the chimney pipe
The chimney pipe inside a chase has a listed clearance to anything that can burn, and that clearance is an air space. One maker's instructions, DuraVent's for its DuraChimney II system for example, say the required clearance space is never to be filled with insulation or any other material.
Studs, sheathing and blocking in the chase are all combustible. When a chase is reframed, every new piece has to sit outside that clearance, and a corner that has been pushed inward by a lean or a sag has to be moved back out.
Our crew checks the air space on all sides whenever a chase in Oak Ridge is open. New framing is laid out around the pipe, never the other way around. The clearance figure comes from your system's own instructions, never from a rule of thumb.
Interior drywall and paint after a chase leak
A leaking chase often leaves damage inside the house, in the ceiling beside the fireplace, the wall next to it or a closet the chimney passes through. That drywall and paint can only be fixed after the leak is stopped and the wall has dried out. Stains on painted ceilings tend to bleed back through ordinary paint unless a stain-blocking primer goes on first.
Fixing the inside first means doing it twice. Drywall that stays damp behind fresh paint can stain again and grow mildew.
Our crew stops the leak and repairs the chase, then checks the interior area for moisture before it is closed up. A moisture meter on the drywall decides that, not a guess. Interior repairs appear on their own line, and if you prefer your own painter, we tell you when the wall in your Oak Ridge home is ready for them.
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Chase repair questions we hear
Will I be able to use my fireplace during the repair?
No. While the chase is open, shields, firestops and the top may be off, so the fireplace stays out of use. We tell you when it is ready again, which is after the chase is closed and the listed parts are back in place.
Do you charge to look at my chase?
No. The inspection and the written estimate are free, with no obligation to book the repair. If the chase only needs small fixes, we tell you that too.
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