Chimney Cap Installation
Myrtle Beach SC

The city's Construction Services Department handles building permits, plan review and inspections, so call it with your address before work. Describe the cap, the chimney type and whether it is a house or a shared building.

Stainless steel or copper, not galvanized steel, which tends to rust quickly in salt air. Ask the cap maker how its product is rated for coastal use. Whatever the metal, the screws should match it, or the fasteners rust and the cap works loose.

We inspect the anchor points and secure the cap as its maker directs, keeping listed clearances on factory-built chimneys. No cap is storm-proof, and a secure one is less likely to leave. Check it after every major storm.

Yes, once the association or manager approves the work and arranges roof access. If the chimney is factory-built, the listed termination stays in place. We work with the building's requirements.

From the ground, look for a missing, tilted or bent cap and lifted chase cover edges. Inside, look for water in the firebox. Do not use the fireplace until the top is checked.

A cap with a solid lid and a generous overhang keeps most rain out of the flue. Very strong wind-driven rain can still get some water past it. A cap also blocks leaves and animals.

Send the street address, a ground photo of the chimney top, and whether the building is a house or a shared building. For condos, add the association or manager contact. That tells us the chimney type and who must approve access.

The flue on a factory-built fireplace already ends in a termination its manufacturer lists, and any replacement has to be that listed part. The chase cover around it can be replaced to size. The association must approve roof access first.