Chimney Cap

Although you may not be completely familiar with the structure of the Chimney in your home and its various features, you must know the importance of the role that a Chimney cap plays in your home. Its main function is to prevent water from entering the fireplace. You should also know that moisture can enter the flue anytime it rains without a chimney cap. This can cause water to go directly into the attic and can cause damage to the brick material, directly ruining the ceiling and walls.

A chimney top is a small metal or wire mesh box that is installed on the top of a chimney. This artifact can prevent numerous can mishaps from taking place and save you money in unnecessary chimney repair or damage expenses.

Why do you need to install a Chimney cap?

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1. To prevent downdrafts: A chimney cap will prevent downdrafts from entering your home. What downdrafts do is fill your home with smoke, especially in windy areas. The chimney cap will also be highly beneficial in preventing cold drafts from entering freely without any blockage.

2. To prevent the entry of animals or foreign objects: A chimney cap can prevent animals from entering your home. During the colder months, small animals will feel the warmth emanating from your fireplace and will want to get close, even creating nests around them to stay warm. It won’t take long for an unwelcomed family of critters to move into your chimney. Installing a simple chimney cap with mesh siding will prevent these animals from climbing in.

3. To protect you against fire: When the gas and the burning embers come out of the chimney upwards, these embers are still lit and hot. This will most likely cause small fires that will burn your ceiling, or even large flares within your fireplace anatomy. These problems are entirely avoidable with the addition of a chimney cap and spark guard to prevent the burning particles from escaping.

If you’d like to get your chimney cap installed and you want to prevent all these mishaps, U-Save Gutters has the perfect solution for you.

Chimney caps are an important tool for maintaining your chimney and your home, so that’s why we make sure we have for you the best material and the best protection mesh. Our team will study the size of your fireplace and will make sure to install the style that best matches its anatomy. We’ll make sure to Double-check your measurements, take a look at the mesh size, and make sure the damper and draft control mechanisms are appropriate for your home.

If you want to repair or install a fireplace cover as soon as possible, we will be there for you. Don’t hesitate to contact U-Save Gutters!