How to Install Multi Flue Chimney Cap or Caps to the Top Cement Crown of a Chimney: If you are installing a top mount or multi flue chimney cap, •First assemble the four sides. •Second, attach the top lid to the chimney cap. •And finally, affix your chimney cap to the chimney. Some brands of […]
What You Need to Know to Install a Chimney Cap – You’re convinced. You really do need a chimney cap to keep the rain from damaging your chimney flue and to keep squirrels, raccoon, and bats from taking up residence. You have carefully measured your flue(s) and ordered the correct chimney cap. While you wait for […]
How to Measure for an Oval Flue Chimney Cap: Oval Flue Chimney Cap Measure Guide Virtually all oval flues are on buildings and outdoor fireplaces in California, Oregon and other Western, wild-fire prone areas. Thus, chimney caps for oval flues always come with smaller than customary spaces between the screen mesh wires. These smaller mesh, […]
How to Measure for a Top Mounted Chimney Cap: Top Mount Chimney Cap Measure Guide for Chimney Caps that Attach to the Crown Top Mount Chimney Caps (typically used with multiple flues but also used with chimneys with a single flue) mount on the concrete crown of the chimney. They can also be used […]
How to Measure for a Single Flue Chimney Cap to Fit a Square or Rectangular Flue: Single Flue Chimney Cap Measure Guide Single flue caps attach to the flue. For chimneys with a single square or rectangular flue, select a chimney cap like those shown below. Some single flue chimney caps that attach to the flue […]
How to Select and Measure for Any Round Flue Chimney Cap Look at the 7 illustrations of flues below and click on the one that looks like your round flue. Clay Pipe Rigid Metal Pipe Flexible Liner 2 Concentric Pipes with Air Space Between 2 Concentric Pipes with Covered Insulation 2 Concentric Pipes with Exposed Insulation 3 Concentric Pipes with […]
Installing a chimney cap to keep rain and animals out of your chimney is an easy, do-it-yourself kind of job. In most cases, you need only ordinary household tools like a battery-powered drill and a screwdriver. While it’s not rocket science, the job of installing a chimney cap has 7 hidden pitfalls. This quick list will help […]
See why your chimney needs inspected before you strike a match and light the first fireplace fire of the season. Learn how your fireplace, a focal point for warm, happy family gatherings, can, without care, pose deadly hazards. The two most serious hazards are chimney fires and carbon monoxide poisoning. All you have to do to […]
It can be very upsetting when a bird falls into your fireplace, escapes from the fireplace into your room, or builds a nest in your chimney. You don’t want the bird to get hurt. You don’t want it to die and decompose in the fireplace. You’re not sure you want to touch it. Now is […]
