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Chimney Chase Repair in St. Augustine, FL

Dry, sound framing around the chimney pipe, sealed against rain.

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  • Locally owned
  • Licensed and insured
  • Same-day service
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Short version

Chimney chase repair fixes the wooden framing, sheathing and outer finish of the boxed chase that surrounds a factory-built chimney pipe. St. Augustine Chimney & Sons opens the damaged section, replaces rotted wood, restores siding or stucco, and keeps the clearances the chimney maker requires.

Inspect First, Then Save 10%

The chase inspection is free. Book within 72 hours and 10% comes off the repair.

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Why Homeowners Call Us Back

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  • Family run

    The company is run by one family, so the people who price the job are the people who answer for it.

  • Upfront, honest pricing

    The price is on paper before we start. If something changes, we ask before doing more.

  • Workmanship warranty

    Our workmanship warranty backs every repair we complete.

  • Licensed and insured

    Licensed and insured, with an experienced crew on every roof and hearth.

Why Chimney Chases Rot

Water gets into a chase in three common ways: through a rusted or flat chase cover, through gaps in the siding or trim, and through cracks in stucco over the framing. Once inside, it soaks the wood with nowhere to drain. Rotted chimney chase repair is common on homes where the original cover was thin galvanized steel.

The metal chimney pipe inside is listed to UL 103 and needs set clearances to the wood around it. Any chimney chase framing repair keeps those clearances exactly as the maker's instructions say.

How We Repair a Wood Chimney Chase

Wood chimney chase repair starts by opening the damaged side and finding where sound wood begins. Rotted studs and sheathing are replaced, a weather barrier goes back over the new sheathing, and the outer finish is restored. Chimney chase siding repair matches the existing siding as closely as we can.

Stucco chimney chase repair takes a little longer, since the lath and stucco coats have to be rebuilt and given time to cure. Where most of the framing has failed, a chimney chase rebuild is cleaner than piecing it together.

Fixing the Source at the Top

A repaired chase will rot again if the water source stays. We check the chase cover, storm collar and termination cap at the same visit, and price a new cover as a separate line if the old one is the cause.

What We Check For

Soft siding near the top
Water has reached the framing. We open it up and replace the rot.
Bulging stucco on the chase
The lath or framing behind it is wet. Both are repaired before recoating.
Rust stains down the chase
The cover is failing. A new cover stops the water.

Parts and Materials We Use

Framing lumber and sheathing
Replaced where rotted, with a weather barrier over it.
Siding or stucco finish
Matched to the rest of the chase.

Repair or the Bigger Job

What we findWhat we recommendWhat we confirm
Rot in one areaReplace that sectionWe confirm where sound wood starts.
Framing failed throughoutRebuild the chaseWe confirm pipe clearances.

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(904) 943-7482
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  • Upfront pricing with no hidden fees
  • Family owned and run

Note what you see at the hearth or on the roof, plus the street. A family member phones back to book your free inspection.

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Signs This Work Is Due

A framed chase is a wooden box that hides a metal chimney pipe. When water gets past a rusted cover or failed siding, the framing inside starts to rot, often out of sight. We open the damaged area, replace rotted wood and sheathing, restore the siding or stucco, and fix the leak that caused it.

  • Soft or swollen siding on the chase
  • Stucco cracking or bulging on the chase
  • Water marks inside the fireplace
  • Rust running down from the chase top

What Sets the Price

How much framing has rotted
Known only once the chase is opened.
Siding or stucco finish
Stucco takes longer to rebuild.

Proudly American

Owned and run by one St. Augustine family. Our experienced crew puts every estimate on paper and backs its repairs with a workmanship warranty.

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Stop the Rot in the Chase

Soft siding is a clue. The free inspection checks the framing behind it.

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