Chimney Chase Construction

Chimney chase a fireplace chase is essentially a knock out area of structure that hides a metal fireplace or cement blocks in a fireplace.

Chimney chase construction.

Our photographs show a typical wood framed chimney chase constructed to house an insulated metal chimney and or a type b gas vent. Article index to chimneys flues. Framed chimney chases seem to be especially vulnerable and i ve repaired a lot of them over the years. Chimney chase construction snafus to avoid.

In the late 70s and early 80s chase covers were common in prefabricated fireplaces but due to the lack of details during this time many chimney chase covers were improperly installed. How to install a chimney chase cover by rockford chimney supply. For example the house shown here was built just a few years before my crew and i began working on it but already the paint was peeling from the fiber cement clapboards and the corner boards had begun to rot see image 1. Build chase of fireplace just like any other wall structure by placing its uprights between plates and top plates to create a large box.

The photo at above left shows an incomplete chimney chase with poor workmanship incomplete installation of housewrap missing chimney flashing and who knows what at the. Index to related articles. We offer an extremely thorough inspection and make sure our report is easy to read and tells you what you need to know.