Chimney Chase Construction

Our photographs show a typical wood framed chimney chase constructed to house an insulated metal chimney and or a type b gas vent.

Chimney chase construction.

How to install a chimney chase cover by rockford chimney supply. Or use the search box found below to ask a question or search inspectapedia. The photo at above left shows an incomplete chimney chase with poor workmanship incomplete installation of housewrap missing chimney flashing and who knows what at the. In the late 70s and early 80s chase covers were common in prefabricated fireplaces but due to the lack of details during this time many chimney chase covers were improperly installed.

We offer an extremely thorough inspection and make sure our report is easy to read and tells you what you need to know. La rocca chimney inspections is one of the few inspection only chimney inspection companies in los angeles. Index to related articles. For example the house shown here was built just a few years before my crew and i began working on it but already the paint was peeling from the fiber cement clapboards and the corner boards had begun to rot see image 1.

Chimney chase a fireplace chase is essentially a knock out area of structure that hides a metal fireplace or cement blocks in a fireplace. Framed chimney chases seem to be especially vulnerable and i ve repaired a lot of them over the years. Manufacturers used cheap materials to build these chimneys and in many cases chase covers rusted after only five years.