Swannanoa, North Carolina

How much does it cost to replace a rusted chimney chase cover?

Swannanoa is rebuilding, and a lot of that work means new fireplaces and new chase covers going onto renovated homes — the moment to specify stainless instead of the galvanized that rusts. On existing homes, the valley's fog and damp are what streaked the pan you have now. Replacement cost tracks the chase's footprint, flue openings, and roof access.

Rebuilds are a chance to do it right

Recovery from the storm damage here has driven a wave of new fireplace and stove installations in rebuilt Grovemont-area homes, and every prefab chase gets a cover. Builders default to thin galvanized because it's cheap — the same metal that's currently rusting on the older homes around it. If you're rebuilding or renovating in Swannanoa, specifying a stainless cover now saves you this exact call fifteen or twenty years down the road.

Valley damp does the rest

The Swannanoa river valley pools cold air and holds fog and moisture that's notoriously hard on masonry and metal alike. A flat galvanized cover stays wet, loses its coating, and streaks rust down the chase. The replacement is built to your chase — footprint, apron depth, flue collars, and a cross-break so water sheds — and stainless is the material that stands up to this valley. It's a modest job next to chimney repair.

Fifteen minutes east

Swannanoa is close, just east of the Asheville showroom, so measurement and install schedule quickly. If water has already reached the firebox, we'll give you an honest repair-or-replace answer. A prefab gas unit replacement is licensed work we permit with Buncombe County. Call (828) 545-0525.

Fireplace help in Swannanoa

We install and service fireplaces throughout Swannanoa and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes east from our Asheville-area showroom.

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