🧱 What’s the Difference Between a Chimney Crown and a Chimney Cap?

Your chimney’s top section includes two crucial components: the crown and the cap—and both play different roles.

• 🏗️ Chimney Crown: This is the sloped cement or masonry slab at the very top of your chimney. It seals off the entire structure to shed water.

• 🛡️ Chimney Cap: This is a metal covering mounted over the flue. It keeps rain, animals, and debris from entering your chimney directly.

If either part is damaged or missing, you risk costly issues like water damage, rusted liners, and animal infestations. Our crown cap repair services are designed to fix both.

⚠️ Signs You May Need Crown Cap Repair

Look for these common symptoms:

• 🧱 Cracks or chunks missing from your chimney crown

• 💧 Water dripping into your fireplace after it rains

• 🐿️ Birds, squirrels, or nesting debris in your flue

• 🧱 Rust stains running down your chimney exterior

• 🔥 Poor draft or smoke backflow when burning fires

Chimney Crickets offers full chimney crown service and cap replacement to stop these issues before they worsen.

🔧 Our Chimney Crown & Cap Repair Process

Every chimney is different. That’s why our certified team inspects your structure before any repairs.

We provide:

• ✔️ Crown resealing or complete rebuilds using weather-resistant mortar

• 🛡️ Custom cap fabrication in stainless steel or copper

• 🧯 Spark arrestor and mesh guard installation for added safety

• 💪 Waterproof coatings that prevent further moisture intrusion

We ensure your chimney top is watertight, animal-proof, and built to last.

📍 Serving Minnesota & Wisconsin Homes

From small cap fixes to full crown restoration, Chimney Crickets works across:

• Saint Paul

• Eden Prairie

• Red Wing

• Stillwater

• Woodbury

• Coon Rapids

• Rochester

• Hudson, WI

• River Falls, WI

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