chimney cap

Start by inspecting the chimney cap at the very top.

First have the chimney cap inspected to see if it needs repair or replacement.

In the suburbs, he continued, chimneys should always be covered with a chimney cap.

After the raccoons climbed out, he installed a chimney cap.

Do you think a chimney cap would help?

He will suggest installing chimney caps to keep animals from entering a house through a fireplace.

Have the chimney cap rechecked for cracks in the cement; patch any that are found.

A loose concrete chimney cap can be chiseled away and a new one added by using mortar.

As a result, any second-home owner is asking for trouble if he does not have a good-quality chimney cap.

To keep squirrels from lodging in chimneys, install a screened chimney cap.

But since water is coming down inside the flue liners, chances are the chimney cap needs replacing or repair.

The chimney cap is also important because it sheds water and prevents the bricks from becoming saturated with moisture.

In true military tradition, the domes, chimney caps and boiler bands were of polished brass.

He discoursed eloquently on the subjects of liners, chimney caps and smoke chambers.

It was also determined to add chimney caps, which Wright characteristically demurred, for the home's six fireplaces.

A common lengthening method is to attach a metal or masonry chimney cap above the flue opening.

Also, have a chimney cap installed at the top of the chimney to keep moisture from working its way down into the brickwork.

Inspect the chimney cap.

The decorative chimney caps on most of the eleven chimneys are also in the style of Tudor architecture.

It features a three-bay front porch, large brackets, a widow's walk on the roof, and ornate chimney caps.

The Hawthorn Leslie locomotives were blue with brass dome covers and chimney caps.

The house also features tall brick chimneys with corbelled chimney caps, dormers, bay windows and a large veranda.

It is increasingly important to have a chimney cap - a device resembling a square metal cage with a plate on top - protecting all flues.

Mr. Fleetwood favors "snow washes" - up to 16 inches of mortar mounded over the chimney caps.

Cracks in a concrete chimney cap, the layer of masonry at the very top of the chimney, can be sealed with caulking.