Prefabricated are most fireplaces installed in homes since the 80’s.

Typically they are metal boxes with metal piping. These fireplaces and their metal pipe usually already have a “termination cap” that keeps rain out of the pipe. We then build a “chimney pan” that is custom built for your chimney chase that keeps rain out of the chimney while sealing around the pipe.

If performing a replacement of your chimney pan due to damage or a leak, we will likely reuse the termination cap unless we deem it part of the problem or damaged beyond use. If that’s the case, we will look at ordering a replacement. Most chimney leaks only necessitate replacing the pan so that is our default process.

The pan and termination cap do all the hard work of keeping the rain out of the house while also letting the smoke out. We can then pair the pan with a decorative top so you don’t have to look at the silver termination cap. One important thing to note is because the pan keeps the rain out, the decorative top is open on the top to allow extra room for smoke to escape.