How much does it cost to replace a rusted chimney chase cover?
Arden's Royal Pines and Skyland neighborhoods went up in the 1980s and 90s, and their prefab fireplaces carry galvanized chase covers now well past the age they rust through. Biltmore Park's retail and offices add commercial chases to the mix. The replacement pan is custom sheet metal, priced by footprint, flue openings, and roof access — Buncombe County work, fifteen minutes out.
1980s-90s covers, all failing together
The established neighborhoods around Skyland, Royal Pines, Glenn Bridge, and Avery Creek are largely three to four decades old, and the builder-grade galvanized covers that came with their prefab fireboxes have been through thirty-odd mountain winters. That's well past when the coating gives up. Many Arden homes also run tired open masonry fireplaces — but those aren't chase covers; the sheet-metal pan is strictly a prefab-chase part, and it's the newer boxes here that have one.
What we build and price
The cover is cut to your exact chase — footprint, how far the apron drops, the flue collars sealed, and a cross-break bent in so water sheds off. We recommend stainless over galvanized because you've now watched galvanized fail firsthand; stainless costs more once and doesn't repeat. Biltmore Park's commercial rooflines and steeper residential roofs add access time. It's minor next to any masonry chimney work.
Fifteen minutes south
Arden is close to the Asheville showroom, so scheduling a measurement is easy. If the rusted cover has already let water into the firebox and vent, we'll give you the straight repair-or-replace call. A gas prefab unit replacement is permitted with Buncombe County. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Arden
We install and service fireplaces throughout Arden and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes south from our Asheville-area showroom.
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