Chimney Cap Installation
The cheapest work on a chimney, and it prevents the most expensive.
Call For Fast Service (203) 813-4810Chimney Caps, Chase Covers & Water Protection
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.
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Protection · Caps & Waterproofing
What Caps & Waterproofing actually involves
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.
Choose the cap for the chimney
ABC Chimney Solutions installs single-flue caps when a standard cap fits the system and can build a custom multi-flue or full-coverage cap when flues are too close together or the homeowner wants broader protection for the chimney top.
Custom fabrication
Custom caps and chase covers are measured at the chimney, sent to a specialty fabrication facility and typically arrive at the ABC Chimney Solutions warehouse in approximately 7 to 10 business days. Once the product arrives, installation is scheduled with the homeowner.
Premium materials
ABC Chimney Solutions uses stainless steel as the standard custom material and offers copper for homeowners who prefer the appearance. Qualifying custom products carry the manufacturer's lifetime product warranty.
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What Caps & Waterproofing covers
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.
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Chase Cover Replacement
Rusted covers on framed chases replaced in stainless, measured to the chase.
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) 813-4810Homeowners looking at Caps & Waterproofing often need Chimney Crown Repair or Chimney Stucco as well — ABC Chimney Solutions handles all of it in one project.
Questions & Answers
Caps & Waterproofing — frequently asked
Straight answers to what homeowners ask us most about caps & waterproofing in Connecticut.
Does a chimney cap do more than keep animals out?
Yes. ABC Chimney Solutions uses chimney caps to help protect the flue and chimney top from animals, rain, snow and debris, and full-coverage custom caps can also shield more of the crown and upper masonry. Learn more about this service.
Do you make custom chimney caps?
Yes. ABC Chimney Solutions measures the chimney on the roof and orders custom stainless steel or copper caps from a specialty fabrication facility for the exact project. Learn more about this service.
How long does a custom chimney cap take?
ABC Chimney Solutions typically allows about 7 to 10 business days for a custom cap or chase cover to be fabricated and delivered to the company warehouse before scheduling installation. Learn more about this service.
Do custom caps have a warranty?
Qualifying custom caps installed by ABC Chimney Solutions carry the manufacturer's lifetime product warranty. The exact warranty should be confirmed for the product selected for the project. Learn more about this service.
What does ABC Chimney Solutions mean by choose the cap for the chimney?
ABC Chimney Solutions installs single-flue caps when a standard cap fits the system and can build a custom multi-flue or full-coverage cap when flues are too close together or the homeowner wants broader protection for the chimney top. Learn more about this service.
What does ABC Chimney Solutions mean by custom fabrication?
Custom caps and chase covers are measured at the chimney, sent to a specialty fabrication facility and typically arrive at the ABC Chimney Solutions warehouse in approximately 7 to 10 business days. Once the product arrives, installation is scheduled with the homeowner. Learn more about this service.
What does ABC Chimney Solutions mean by premium materials?
ABC Chimney Solutions uses stainless steel as the standard custom material and offers copper for homeowners who prefer the appearance. Qualifying custom products carry the manufacturer's lifetime product warranty. 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 caps & waterproofing. 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 caps & waterproofing. 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 caps & waterproofing 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.
Why is my chimney leaking when the roof is fine?
Chimney leaks usually come from the crown, the cap, the flashing or the masonry face rather than from the roof covering. Finding which of those it is comes before any repair. ABC Chimney Solutions works to this on every caps & waterproofing job it takes on. Learn more about this service.
Can I get a cap made to fit an unusual chimney?
Yes. Where a stock cap will not fit or will not look right, ABC Chimney Solutions can supply a custom cap made to the chimney's dimensions, including multi-flue and hip and ridge styles. Learn more about this service.
Will a cap stop downdraft?
Sometimes, but not reliably, because downdraft is usually about chimney height, terrain and pressure in the house. Fitting a cap and hoping is why ABC Chimney Solutions checks the draft rather than guessing. Learn more about this service.
Do caps keep animals out?
That is one of the main reasons for them. Birds, squirrels and raccoons will nest in an uncapped flue, and a nest is both a blockage and a fire risk. It is one of the things ABC Chimney Solutions assesses when it looks at caps & waterproofing. 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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