Honest chimney chase repair for Wadeview Park homes
Framing, sheathing, barrier, flashing and finish, each priced on its own line before a single board comes off.
- Licensed & insured
- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
Siding to framing, what gets priced
- Moisture readings across each face of the chase
- Two-layer barrier behind stucco on wood sheathing
- Water-resistive barrier lapped upper over lower
- Air space around the chimney pipe kept clear
What goes on inside a chase repair in Wadeview Park
Front and back flashing that follows the shingle maker
The downslope face of a chase gets an apron flashing that lies over the shingles, and the upslope face gets a back flashing or a cricket. Under R905.2.8.4, chimney flashing on a shingle roof is applied following the asphalt shingle manufacturer's instructions.
So the details can change with the shingle brand, and a repair should follow the instructions for the roof you actually have. A bead of tar along the joint is not flashing. It usually hides a gap rather than closing it, and it can trap water against the siding.
We look at the apron and back flashing whenever the lower chase siding is off. Your estimate states whether that flashing is reused, replaced or left for a roofer, so nobody assumes someone else handled it. If the apron has been caulked or tarred over, the old material comes off so the flashing can be judged properly.
Flashing that laps the right way and drains out
Flashing on a chase works by lapping. The upper layer goes over the lower layer, so water runs down and out instead of behind. R703.4 of the Florida Building Code calls for flashing applied shingle-fashion or per the maker's instructions, placed so water stays out of the wall cavity and away from the framing.
The same section says flashing extends to the surface of the exterior finish. A flashing that ends behind the siding can dump water onto the sheathing instead of outside.
We check laps at the base, around trim that breaks the wall and where the chase meets the house. A reversed lap can stay hidden until the rot is deep, so our crew points out each one we find and corrects it in the new work. Trim ledges and horizontal joints get a small flashing that kicks water out past the siding face.
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.
Wood or gas, the chase shell is the same job
A chase can enclose the chimney for a wood-burning fireplace or the vent pipe for a gas unit. The pipe inside can be a different listed product in each case, with its own instructions, but the shell around it is the same framed wall with the same water problems.
What changes is what we check inside. The clearances, supports and top details come from the listed product in your chase, not from a general rule that fits every fireplace. A chase around a gas vent can still rot at the base, split at the siding joints and leak at the top, just like one around a wood-burning chimney.
Our crew identifies the product before planning the repair and keeps its instructions in front of us. The siding, sheathing and framing repair is priced the same way for either fuel. If the fireplace itself needs service, that is a separate visit on a separate estimate.
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Before you book chase repair in Wadeview Park
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.
How long will my chase be open to the weather?
That depends on how much of the wall comes off and on curing time if the finish is stucco. We give you the plan at the start, and any open section is covered before the crew leaves each day.
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