How much does it cost to replace a rusted chimney chase cover?
Leicester is rural Buncombe — large properties, many on propane, plenty of wood heat, and prefab fireplaces scattered up valleys that run five to eight degrees colder than Asheville on clear nights. The rusted chase cover on one of those is custom sheet metal, priced by footprint, flue openings, and roof pitch. Cold drainage and damp are what wore the galvanized down.
Propane country, cold hollows
Out toward Sandy Mush, Turkey Creek, and Newfound Road, homes sit on big rural lots, often heated by propane or wood, and their factory-built fireplaces carry the same galvanized chase cover as anywhere. What's different here is the climate in the hollows — cold air drains down these valleys and runs five to eight degrees below Asheville on clear winter nights, and that repeated freeze-thaw is rough on a flat pan that's already holding water.
What sets the estimate
We build the cover to your chase — footprint, apron depth, the flue and vent collars sealed, and a cross-break so water sheds instead of standing. Stainless is the call over galvanized, especially on a rural property where a second trip out is a bigger deal than in town. On a propane prefab, we can verify the appliance connection while we're there — running that fuel is licensed work, and that's our lane and no one else's.
Fifteen minutes west
Leicester is a quick fifteen minutes west of the Asheville showroom. If water has already reached the firebox, we'll give you the honest repair-or-replace answer instead of patching a lost cause. When a gas unit is replaced, we permit and pressure-test with Buncombe County. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Leicester
We install and service fireplaces throughout Leicester and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.
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