Anybody replaced their chase cap? (not chimney cap)

[Dexter]

We had some work done on the house, including stuccoing the (formerly cedar lap-sided) chase. This resulted in wrinkling up the drip edge of a galvanized chase cap, which was essentially shot anyway (27 year old house).

Looking on line, I see that s.s. chase caps are are really expensive -- like $260 - $360. Does anyone know if its better to order stainless, or could it be enough cheaper that its ok to go galvanized? I know nothing of sheet metal forming; do homeowners ever fabricate these things themselves?

(BTW, about 90 degrees east of Boulder today. My brother and I cut, blocked & split about a cord and a half of dead-standing beetle kill yesterday, but NO sign of needing to use it.)

Dexter

 

[Elderthewelder]

My chase cover was shot in my 21 year old home when I had my insert installed in 2006, luckily for me my dealer knew a sheet metal shop that specialised in fabbing them and i was able to have them make one for me out of stainless, if memory serves me I think it cost me somewhere around $175 or so. It would of been cheaper out of galvanized, but the original was galvanized and it failed

Unless you have access to a sheet metal brake to bed the lips and a roller I do not see fabbing one, I have access to these tools at work but still opted to lave one made for me

 

[Joe Matthews]

I just made one that will hopefully outlast me. I think these thin gauge covers are junk. It really was not that hard or expensive...

Some photos are available here:

https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/58712/

 

[begreen]

If you have one made up, have a drip edge rolled up where the pipe goes through. That will help stop any water that gets under the storm collar from running down the pipe.