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aemeijers

wrote:
Have a curiosity question that I hope the gurus can help me with. My
house has the typical clay chimney surrounded by brick. It does not
have one of those aluminum caps. The house apparently went decades
with out one. On my street I say only 50% of the houses have chimney
caps.
How vital are these caps? Are they vital?
I'm not comfortable going up there myself, so I'll to pay someone, and
unfortunately they'll charge a pretty penny just for a small job.

Thank you
Any problems with furnace or water heater blowing out? Any nasty drafts
from fireplace? Any water stains on ceiling, or problems with water
showing up in fireplace? Any birds or animals falling down chimney stack?

If not, I wouldn't worry about it until next time roof needs repair or
replacing, since flashing will need to be redone at the same time, and
that guy is probably also set up to do caps.

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