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A rusted, sagging or incorrectly shaped chase cover can collect water and allow moisture into a framed chimney chase. ABC Chimney Solutions replaces failed covers with custom-fabricated stainless steel or copper chase covers measured for the exact structure.
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Protection · Caps & Waterproofing
Chase Cover Replacement in Connecticut
A rusted, sagging or incorrectly shaped chase cover can collect water and allow moisture into a framed chimney chase. ABC Chimney Solutions replaces failed covers with custom-fabricated stainless steel or copper chase covers measured for the exact structure.
Built to shed water
The chase cover is designed with drainage in mind rather than as a flat sheet that holds water. ABC Chimney Solutions also addresses the pipe penetration with the proper storm collar when needed and seals the relevant connections with a material intended for the application.
Custom process
ABC Chimney Solutions measures the chase on site, sends the dimensions to a specialty fabricator and typically receives the custom product in about 7 to 10 business days. Stainless steel is the standard material; copper is available as an upgrade for customers who want it.
- Standard & custom caps
- Chase cover replacement
- Leaks traced to the cause
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Chase Cover Replacement
Protection Inclusions
Also part of Caps & Waterproofing
A chimney cap does much more than keep animals out. The right cap helps protect the flue and top of the chimney from direct rain, snow and debris, and a larger custom cap can extend protection over the crown and upper masonry. ABC Chimney Solutions installs standard caps, multi-flue caps, custom stainless steel or copper caps and custom chase covers.
Custom Chimney Caps
Made to the chimney rather than bought to fit — including Hip & Ridge covers.
Call For Fast Service (203) 813-4810Chimney Waterproofing
A vapor-permeable sealer: keeps rain out while still letting the masonry dry.
Call For Fast Service (203) 813-4810Leak Repair & Diagnosis
We find where water actually enters before quoting anything to stop it.
Call For Fast Service (203) 813-4810Also worth reading alongside Chase Cover Replacement: Chimney Crown Repair and Chimney Stucco .
Questions & Answers
Chase Cover Replacement — frequently asked
What homeowners ask ABC Chimney Solutions most often about chase cover replacement.
How do I know a chase cover needs replacement?
ABC Chimney Solutions looks for rust, holes, sagging, standing water, failed sealing, incorrect slope and water entry around the chimney pipe when evaluating a chase cover. Learn more about this service.
Are your chase covers custom made?
Yes. ABC Chimney Solutions measures the chase directly and orders a custom stainless steel or copper cover for the specific dimensions. Learn more about this service.
Do you install a storm collar around the pipe?
ABC Chimney Solutions installs or replaces the appropriate storm collar when the chimney system and project require it, and seals the relevant penetration as part of the installation. Learn more about this service.
What does ABC Chimney Solutions mean by built to shed water?
The chase cover is designed with drainage in mind rather than as a flat sheet that holds water. ABC Chimney Solutions also addresses the pipe penetration with the proper storm collar when needed and seals the relevant connections with a material intended for the application. Learn more about this service.
What does ABC Chimney Solutions mean by custom process?
ABC Chimney Solutions measures the chase on site, sends the dimensions to a specialty fabricator and typically receives the custom product in about 7 to 10 business days. Stainless steel is the standard material; copper is available as an upgrade for customers who want it. Learn more about this service.
What is a chase?
A framed enclosure built around a factory-built fireplace, finished on the outside to look like a chimney. It is topped with a metal chase cover rather than a masonry crown. ABC Chimney Solutions can tell you which applies to your chimney when it looks at chase cover replacement. Learn more about this service.
Why do chase covers fail?
Most were made from a metal that rusts, and many were built flat, so water sits on them instead of running off. Once it has rusted through, everything below it gets wet. ABC Chimney Solutions works to this on every chase cover replacement job it takes on. Learn more about this service.
What are the signs mine has gone?
Rust staining running down the outside of the chase, standing water on the cover, or water appearing inside near the fireplace. The staining usually comes first. ABC Chimney Solutions covers this as part of its chase cover replacement work in Connecticut. Learn more about this service.
What should a replacement be made of?
Stainless steel, sized to the chase and formed with a slope and a drip edge so water leaves rather than sits. That is the difference between a replacement and a repeat. ABC Chimney Solutions works to this on every chase cover replacement job it takes on. Learn more about this service.
Is it the same as a chimney crown?
No. A crown is masonry on a masonry chimney; a chase cover is metal on a framed chase. They fail differently and are replaced differently. ABC Chimney Solutions works to this on every chase cover replacement job it takes on. Learn more about this service.
What if water has already got in?
The damage underneath is assessed before the new cover goes on, because a new cover over a wet, damaged chase only hides it. ABC Chimney Solutions covers this as part of its chase cover replacement work in Connecticut. Learn more about this service.
What does a chimney cap do?
It keeps rain, snow, animals and debris out of the flue and stops embers leaving it. An open flue takes water straight down onto the damper, the smoke chamber and the liner, which is why a missing cap shows up as damage lower down. It is one of the things ABC Chimney Solutions assesses when it looks at chase cover replacement. Learn more about this service.
How do I know if I need a new cap?
Rust, a cap that has lifted or moved, damaged mesh, or no cap at all. On the Connecticut shoreline, salt air corrodes metal above the roofline noticeably faster, so a cap there is worth looking at sooner. Ask ABC Chimney Solutions about it when you book chase cover replacement. Learn more about this service.
What is a chase cover and how is it different?
A chase cover is the metal top on a framed chase rather than a masonry chimney. When it rusts it holds water instead of shedding it, and the staining down the chase is usually the first thing a homeowner notices. ABC Chimney Solutions covers this as part of its chase cover replacement work in Connecticut. Learn more about this service.
Does waterproofing actually work?
A breathable masonry treatment reduces how much water the brick absorbs while still letting the structure dry. It is not a substitute for fixing a cracked crown or failed flashing, and ABC Chimney Solutions will not sell it as one. Learn more about this service.
How It Works
Four steps from first call to certificate
No surprises and no doorstep pricing — you know what happens at every stage before we start.
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Book Your Visit
Call or send the form. We confirm a slot the same working day, with a real arrival window — not a vague morning or afternoon.
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Full Inspection
Every job opens with a survey down the full length of the flue, so what we quote for is what we have actually seen.
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Fixed Written Quote
A price in writing before any work begins. No day-rate creep, no parts found halfway through, no doorstep upsells.
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Done & Explained
The hearth is left cleaner than we found it, and you are told exactly what was done and what to watch.
What Homeowners Say
Reviews from the towns we work in
Eight of the several thousand chimneys we have swept, lined and rebuilt across Connecticut.
The inspection found a cracked clay liner two other companies had missed. Relined in stainless the following week and the smoke coming back into the room stopped dead.
Open fire had not been swept in six years. They pulled out a shocking amount of creosote, sheeted the whole hearth, and left the room spotless.
Damp was coming through the chimney breast for two winters. They traced it to a failed crown, recast it and waterproofed the brickwork — bone dry since.
Flashing had lifted and the damper had seized shut. Both repaired in one visit, and they showed me the before and after photos on the roof.
The inspection found a cracked clay liner two other companies had missed. Relined in stainless the following week and the smoke coming back into the room stopped dead.
Open fire had not been swept in six years. They pulled out a shocking amount of creosote, sheeted the whole hearth, and left the room spotless.
Damp was coming through the chimney breast for two winters. They traced it to a failed crown, recast it and waterproofed the brickwork — bone dry since.
Flashing had lifted and the damper had seized shut. Both repaired in one visit, and they showed me the before and after photos on the roof.
Full stack rebuild above the roofline on a 1920s house. They matched the original brick and mortar so closely the neighbors asked who did our repointing.
Booked the sweep on Monday, done Tuesday. The photographs and written flue report are more thorough than the survey we paid for when we bought the place.
Our wood stove never drew properly. They worked out the flue was oversized for the appliance, fitted an insulated liner, and it lights first time now.
Needed the chimney looked at fast for a house sale. On the roof the next morning, and I had a clear answer and a price the same afternoon.
Full stack rebuild above the roofline on a 1920s house. They matched the original brick and mortar so closely the neighbors asked who did our repointing.
Booked the sweep on Monday, done Tuesday. The photographs and written flue report are more thorough than the survey we paid for when we bought the place.
Our wood stove never drew properly. They worked out the flue was oversized for the appliance, fitted an insulated liner, and it lights first time now.
Needed the chimney looked at fast for a house sale. On the roof the next morning, and I had a clear answer and a price the same afternoon.
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