Chimney Cap Installation
The cheapest work on a chimney, and it prevents the most expensive.
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When a standard cap cannot fit the flue arrangement or the homeowner wants broader protection for the crown and upper masonry, ABC Chimney Solutions can design a custom cap for the exact chimney. Custom caps are available in stainless steel and copper, with stainless steel as the standard choice and copper available for homeowners who prefer its appearance.
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Protection · Caps & Waterproofing
Custom Chimney Caps in Connecticut
When a standard cap cannot fit the flue arrangement or the homeowner wants broader protection for the crown and upper masonry, ABC Chimney Solutions can design a custom cap for the exact chimney. Custom caps are available in stainless steel and copper, with stainless steel as the standard choice and copper available for homeowners who prefer its appearance.
Measured on the chimney
A technician takes the measurements directly at the roof because custom fabrication leaves little room for guesswork. The design accounts for the chimney dimensions, flue positions, appropriate clearance above the flues and the overhang needed for the specific project.
Hip & Ridge design
ABC Chimney Solutions often recommends a Hip & Ridge style for homeowners choosing a custom cap. Its roof-like sloped top helps rain and snow shed away instead of collecting on a flat surface, while the larger footprint can protect more of the crown and upper brick.
Serviceable after installation
The custom cap is mechanically secured to the chimney. The top section can be opened later for cleaning, inspection or other chimney access without removing the entire installed base.
- Standard & custom caps
- Chase cover replacement
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Chase Cover Replacement
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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.
Chase Cover Replacement
Rusted covers on framed chases replaced in stainless, measured to the chase.
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Chimney 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 Custom Chimney Caps: Chimney Crown Repair and Chimney Stucco .
Questions & Answers
Custom Chimney Caps — frequently asked
What homeowners ask ABC Chimney Solutions most often about custom chimney caps.
What is a Hip & Ridge chimney cap?
A Hip & Ridge cap uses a sloped, roof-like top. ABC Chimney Solutions often recommends this custom design because it helps shed rain and snow while providing broad coverage over the chimney top. Learn more about this service.
Can a custom cap protect the brick and crown too?
Yes. ABC Chimney Solutions can design a custom cap with appropriate coverage and overhang so it protects more of the upper masonry and crown than a small flue-only cap. Learn more about this service.
Can I choose copper instead of stainless steel?
Yes. ABC Chimney Solutions normally uses stainless steel for custom caps and also offers copper when the homeowner prefers the look. Learn more about this service.
Can the cap be opened later for chimney service?
Yes. ABC Chimney Solutions installs custom caps with service access so the upper section can be opened for future cleaning or inspection without removing the entire mounted base. Learn more about this service.
What does ABC Chimney Solutions mean by measured on the chimney?
ABC Chimney Solutions works to this on every job. A technician takes the measurements directly at the roof because custom fabrication leaves little room for guesswork. The design accounts for the chimney dimensions, flue positions, appropriate clearance above the flues and the overhang needed for the specific project. Learn more about this service.
What does ABC Chimney Solutions mean by hip & Ridge design?
ABC Chimney Solutions often recommends a Hip & Ridge style for homeowners choosing a custom cap. Its roof-like sloped top helps rain and snow shed away instead of collecting on a flat surface, while the larger footprint can protect more of the crown and upper brick. Learn more about this service.
What does ABC Chimney Solutions mean by serviceable after installation?
ABC Chimney Solutions works to this on every job. The custom cap is mechanically secured to the chimney. The top section can be opened later for cleaning, inspection or other chimney access without removing the entire installed base. Learn more about this service.
When do you need a custom cap?
When a stock cap will not fit the chimney or will not look right on it. Unusual flue arrangements, large crowns and period houses are the usual reasons. It is one of the things ABC Chimney Solutions assesses when it looks at custom chimney caps. Learn more about this service.
What is a hip and ridge cap?
A cap style with a pitched, roof-like top rather than a flat one. It is chosen for appearance as much as function, and it suits chimneys where a flat cap looks wrong. This is part of what ABC Chimney Solutions checks before quoting custom chimney caps. Learn more about this service.
What materials can a custom cap be made in?
Stainless steel is the usual choice for Connecticut weather; copper is used where the appearance matters and is expected to weather over time. ABC Chimney Solutions works to this on every custom chimney caps job it takes on. Learn more about this service.
Can a cap be made for a chimney with several flues?
Yes, and that is one of the more common reasons for a custom cover, because stock caps rarely suit a multi-flue crown. ABC Chimney Solutions can tell you which applies to your chimney when it looks at custom chimney caps. Learn more about this service.
Does a custom cap take longer?
It has to be measured and made, so it is not a same-visit item. ABC Chimney Solutions will say what the lead time looks like when it is measured. Learn more about this service.
Is a custom cap worth it on an ordinary chimney?
Where a stock cap fits and works, no. It earns its place where fit, flue arrangement or the look of the house make the standard option a poor answer. This is part of what ABC Chimney Solutions checks before quoting custom chimney caps. 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 custom chimney caps. 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 custom chimney caps. 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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