Homemade Chimney Rain Cap

Chimney top rain caps may be a diy project.

Homemade chimney rain cap.

So how do i fix the problem. 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. 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. This article describes do it yoursel for home made chimney rain caps or top covers or rain covers.

Very simple and you can do this yourself. Putting our rain cap on your chimney top is smart. A quick and relatively easy chimney flue cap for a workshop wood burner heater or outdoor pizza oven made from an offcut of flue. The forever cap 14 in w x 22 in l stainless steel rectangular chimney cap.

You will be saving hundreds of dollars over the years. In addition a chimney cap can help keep sparks your fireplace produces from being carried away by wind to trees or other flammable surfaces. Our stainless steel chimney caps will last a lifetime. 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.

Item 701304 model ccss1321ccss1321. Get a chimney cap taller than the highest flue and the same size as the crown. Home made or site built chimney rain cap features. Make sure the dimensions are large enough to cover all of the flues but not any larger than the size of the crown.