Chimney chase repair with a written estimate in Palomar
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Chase repair scope for your Palomar home
- Tap test for hollow or loose stucco
- Stucco rebuilt in three coats over new lath
- Apron and back flashing at the chase base
- Paint on new siding and trim
Building a chase back the right way
Rot at the base where the chase meets the roof
The bottom of a roof-mounted chase is where rot tends to collect. Water running down the chase walls, water that got past the top and water splashing off the roof all end up there. The bottom plate and the lower ends of the studs stay wet longest.
Siding that stops too close to the roofing can wick water upward. Flashing that is bent, missing or tucked behind the wrong layer sends water into the wall instead of onto the roof. Leaves and debris trapped on the upslope side keep the base wet even longer.
We remove the lower siding to reach the base plate, probe each stud and look at the roof deck under the chase. Rotted framing is cut back to sound wood and replaced, the flashing is redone, and the siding goes back up held off the roof surface the way its maker directs.
Brick veneer around a metal chimney
Some chases are faced with brick or stone veneer, so the chimney looks like masonry from the street. Inside, it is still a framed box around a metal chimney pipe, with the veneer tied back to the framing.
R703.8 of the Florida Building Code generally limits anchored stone and masonry veneer over wood framing to the first story above grade plane, and it lists exceptions. When a veneer chase is rebuilt, the height of veneer on wood framing is one of the first things we check against the code.
Repairs to a veneer chase cover both the masonry face and the framing behind it. Our crew checks the ties, the flashing at the base of the veneer and the wood behind, and the estimate separates veneer work from framing work. Any veneer that has pulled away from the framing is taken down and relaid on sound ties.
Cables and wiring routed through a chase
A chimney chase can look like a handy path to the roof. Cable, satellite and low-voltage lines sometimes get run up through it, and an outlet or light may be mounted on its outside wall with wiring behind. Those lines are often added long after the chimney went in.
DuraVent's manual, for example, tells installers to keep electrical wiring away from all chimneys and lists wiring among the combustible materials that stay outside the required clearance. Wires resting on the pipe or stapled across the air space have to be moved.
With the chase open, we flag any wiring in the clearance space. Low-voltage cables are rerouted clear of the pipe. Anything on a household circuit is left for an electrician and noted as a separate item on your Palomar estimate. Satellite mounts screwed into the chase get checked for leaks at the screw holes.
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 Palomar home.
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Your chase repair questions, answered
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.
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.
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