Homemade Chimney Rain Cap

A chimney cap is a protective accessory that you can place on the top of your chimney to keep rain wind debris or animals from traveling down the chimney and into your home.

Homemade chimney rain cap.

Item 701304 model ccss1321ccss1321. Chimney top rain caps may be a diy project. Putting our rain cap on your chimney top is smart. Home made or site built chimney rain cap features.

This article describes do it yoursel for home made chimney rain caps or top covers or rain covers. You will be saving hundreds of dollars over the years. Search for a top mount cap at a roofing supply or hardware store. The forever cap 14 in w x 22 in l stainless steel rectangular chimney cap.

So how do i fix the problem. Make sure the dimensions are large enough to cover all of the flues but not any larger than the size of the crown. Our stainless steel chimney caps will last a lifetime. Very simple and you can do this yourself.

Get a chimney cap taller than the highest flue and the same size as the crown. A quick and relatively easy chimney flue cap for a workshop wood burner heater or outdoor pizza oven made from an offcut of flue. After installing this my wood burns longer theres no down drafts no more rain coming down to damp the coals and most importantly no more. In addition a chimney cap can help keep sparks your fireplace produces from being carried away by wind to trees or other flammable surfaces.