Chimney chase repair from framing to finish in Storey Park
Chase siding repaired or replaced to match, with the barrier and flashing behind it done right.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Your chase repair scope, layer by layer
- Cricket behind a wide chase where needed
- Wiring or insulation moved out of the clearance
- Cover replacement listed as its own line
- Added work priced in writing before it starts
What goes on inside a chase repair in Storey Park
The seam where the chase meets the house
A chase built against the house has a long vertical seam where its side walls meet the house wall. The house siding, the chase siding and the barrier behind each of them all have to overlap in the right order. When they do not, water runs into the seam and down into both walls.
Typical signs are swollen siding along that seam, paint that peels in a vertical line and staining inside the house near the fireplace wall. The seam can also leak where the house roof or a gutter meets the chase.
We open the seam far enough to see how the barrier layers were joined. If the house wall is damaged too, we show you where it stops and list it separately. The estimate covers the chase side and names any house-wall work, so there are no surprises at your Storey Park home. Until the seam is closed, both sides stay sheeted against rain.
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 Storey Park home. The estimate states whether paint on the full chase is included, since fresh paint on new siding next to faded paint stands out.
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 Storey Park estimate. Satellite mounts screwed into the chase get checked for leaks at the screw holes.
Gutters and valleys that dump water on a chase
Roof water does not always land where it should. A valley that ends beside a chase, a gutter that overflows onto a lower roof next to it or a downspout that empties at its base can pour far more water on one face of the chase than rain alone.
That extra water finds the flashing and siding joints first. A chase that sits in a heavy run of roof water can rot at the base while its other faces stay dry. Splash marks, dirt lines and worn paint low on one face are the clues that point to it.
Our crew looks at where the roof sends water around your chase. Where a valley or gutter is the problem, we suggest changes like a diverter or a moved downspout and coordinate with your roofer or gutter installer. The chase repair is priced on its own line.
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Chase repair answers for Storey Park homes
Do you work with my roofer?
Yes. Flashing at the chase base sits between the roof and the chase, so we agree with your roofer on who replaces which pieces before work starts. The written estimate spells out that split.
Should I repair the chase before putting my home on the market?
A chase with visible rot or leaks tends to come up in a buyer's inspection. Repairing it first, with the work put in writing layer by layer, gives buyers a clear answer. If you would rather sell as is, our written estimate helps both sides agree on the work.
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