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Why You Should Use a Stainless Steel Rain Cover for Your Chimney
Why Use a Stainless Steel Rain Cover for Your Chimney? There is a Very Good Reason...I have been installing stainless steel rain covers since the beginning of my career (1991). This has been the standard because we did not want to sell a cover that would rust out...
12″ x 16″ Stainless Steel Rain Cap – The Chimney Sweep’s Choice
I have installed hundreds of these specific 12″ x 16″ rain caps in the Pacific Northwest. The sturdiest well-constructed cap that is the standard for my chimney cleaning and repair company. Made of stainless steel 304 alloy 18-gauge base and mesh 24-gauge lid Fits...
Chimney Cap/Crown Repair – How To Do a Chimney Cap Overlay (And When)
Above: Chimney crown worn away from time and freeze damageImagine that your chimney crown (cap) looks like the above photo. Imagine that what is left of the crown is still bonded strongly to the brick. You have removed some loose pieces, but the rest of the crown is...
Why Does My Fireplace Smoke? – 11 Causes of a Smoky Fireplace and Their Solutions
List of 11 Reasons for a Smoky Fireplace - And What to Do About ItSo, you have a fireplace or wood stove that is smoking into the house, it's annoying, smelly and unsafe. Possibly you have called a chimney sweep or repairman to the house who could not solve the...
Smoking Fireplace-Solving Lateral Smoke Transfer
I get this phone call several times a year, and it is a common problem that is easily fixed (usually.) In a nutshell, what is happening is smoke is being pulled from one flue top across a short distance horizontally and being pulled down another flue into the house...
Black Chimney Caps
You may desire a black cap for aesthetics, cost savings or both. As mentioned in a previous article, these caps get destroyed by oil furnace exhaust after a few years. In general, they tend to rust out after a while if not re-painted every 5 years or so. The cap in...
Copper Chimney Caps
Copper chimney cap= single flue cap. Installs on a flue tile. When it comes to copper chimney caps, we are dealing with aesthetics. They look great and accentuate almost any color of brick. They will turn green after a while if not cleaned on a regular basis. Some...
Fireplace Replacement Refractory Panels
You may have a fireplace that is a "kit" or "zero-clearance" fireplace. These are manufactured fireplace systems that are designed to be installed in a home or apartment without having to build a brick chimney. Wood exterior chimney "chase" of a "zero-clearance"...
Stainless Steel Chimney Rain Cover
Gelco stainless steel rain cap. 8" x 8"8" x 13"8" x 17"9" x 22"9" x 28"12" x 12"12" x 16"13" x 13 "13" x 17"17" x 17" If you need a stainless steel chimney rain cover that will absolutely keep all rain out and prevent wind downdrafts, then check out the Monsoon Cap by...