Bolt-On Chimney Cover - Black Galvanized Steel Chimney Cap, Chimney Flue Cover Fits Existing Tiles, Chimney Vent Cap (18" x 18") HY-C SC1818

I find that getting old is very expensive. Among other things I am not allowed to climb ladders and don't have sufficient balance to venture up to the roof to clean the chimney from our wood burner as I have done for many decades and we thus had to hire a service to do what we knew was an inadequate job of pretending to do it from the bottom up until I made them do it right. When asked for a quote on a cap to replace the one that blew off they pulled out one that looked exactly like this one and quoted us $150.00 for putting it on while they were there. For $100.00 less this one fits perfectly and, according to my son who put it on for free, almost didn't requite the screws to hold it firmly in place.

I am very happy with this product. It arrived timely. It is well made and will probably last forever. I bought the black, 9 x 18 (see pictures). The packaged arrived well insulated from damage, and did arrive in perfect condition, with screws included. The install-there is an inside border of mesh that can rest on the top surface of the flue, but I felt that it did not allow enough material for the screws to grab without possibly causing the flue casting to crack or break, let alone possible issues with wind causing it to work itself loose over time. I decided that I would rather have it seat all the way down the extended part of the flue so that I could utilize the friction created by bending back the mesh, and then anchoring securely with the screws. After a couple of trial and errors with bending the internal mesh, then gently tapping the cover into place until it bottomed out on the outer part of the chimney, it finally seated nicely. This made the fit very snug and exactly what I was looking for. After that, secured the screws all around, perfect. I looked around while on the roof. I am the only one in the neighborhood with a chimney cover.

Arrived the day after I ordered it!Seems to be put together well enough to do the job and no worry about rusting like the galvanized caps. My complaint is about the fastening method. Uses plain screws at the four corners. When tightening of course they rode off of the corners of the clay chimney liner. This caused the cap to rotate on the chimney. Looks strange but in this case I don't suppose anyone will notice unless I point it out. If I was to buy it again I would choose something else.

Product quality seem very durable, Installation was a breeze and took more time to get ladder out and up then it did to install the Chimney Cap. I have been fighting a small water leak into my attic next to my chimney for months. I tried many options including a silicone coating was applied to all areas around the chimney yet small drops of water was still finding it's way in. Well after the install of this cap and dealing with 3 days of rain I am happy to report that my water issue is now resolved.

Sturdy and well made. I painted mine black (They make black powder coated models but I wanted stainless so that it won't rust) and installed it without too much trouble. If your chimney outlet is 13x13" like this supports, be aware you will need to bend the screen fingers almost flat before you put it on. Save yourself the trouble and do that while you are still on the ground before going up. Then simply tighten the found screws and you are done.

It was a good fit and easy to install. I wish it would drop more than 3/4" in the flue. Seems like I am just barely grabbing the flues edge with it. Should be a little deeper. Also, the paint was chipped on mine. Not enough to make me want to send it back. I was just in a box, not even paper padding, just rattled its way into Wisconsin.

I researched high and low for a chimney protector from squirrels and a rain and snow protector for my chimney. This is a stainless steel protect that will not rust out. The protector anchors inside my chimney instead of on the outside of the large chimney fleu. It works great in high winds, heavy rain and Winter snow storms and keeps squirrels out of the chimney. A great buy! Barney

I bought two of the SST covers chimney caps. They look to be very sturdy and had no issues with installation. The screws were SST and the threads were deep enough to hold the screw torque. I felt the hood thickness was sufficient (not super sturdy, but certainly not flimsy). Welds were good quality and mesh gave the hood stability.I would order again.

Exactly what we were looking for!