Homemade Chimney Rain Cap

Putting our rain cap on your chimney top is smart.

Homemade chimney rain cap. Search for a top mount cap at a roofing supply or hardware store. You will be saving hundreds of dollars over the years. Item 701304 model ccss1321ccss1321. 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.

So how do i fix the problem. The forever cap 14 in w x 22 in l stainless steel rectangular chimney cap. A quick and relatively easy chimney flue cap for a workshop wood burner heater or outdoor pizza oven made from an offcut of flue. This article describes do it yoursel for home made chimney rain caps or top covers or rain covers.

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. In addition a chimney cap can help keep sparks your fireplace produces from being carried away by wind to trees or other flammable surfaces. Get a chimney cap taller than the highest flue and the same size as the crown. We explain why using an un listed or diy chimney rain cap may be unsafe may violate building codes or may not work well or on the other hand maybe it will work.

Make sure the dimensions are large enough to cover all of the flues but not any larger than the size of the crown. Very simple and you can do this yourself. Installation time typically is 15 to 25 minutes. Diy chimney flue cap for shed pizza oven or outdoor wood burner.