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A proper cap keeps rain, snow, animals, and embers out of your flue while letting smoke escape. We install and replace stainless and custom caps built to last.
Chimney Caps in Cleveland, OH
A chimney cap is a small, inexpensive part that does an outsized job. Mounted on top of the flue, it keeps rain and snow out of your chimney, blocks birds, squirrels, and raccoons from getting in, stops downdrafts, and catches stray embers before they land on your roof. For what it costs, a quality cap is one of the best protective investments you can make in your chimney.
Plenty of Cleveland homes either have no cap at all or came with a cheap builder-grade cap that's rusted out or blown off in a windstorm. Without a working cap, water pours straight into the flue — rusting the damper, soaking the masonry, and creating that musty, smoky smell when it rains. Animals move in. Debris builds up. We fix all of that with a durable, properly-sized cap.
We install and replace stainless-steel caps, which stand up to Cleveland's lake-effect weather far better than the bargain caps many homes came with, as well as custom and multi-flue caps for chimneys with more than one flue. Every cap is sized and secured correctly so it does its job and stays put through the next storm.
Stainless and custom caps — keep water, animals, and embers out for good.
What a good chimney cap does:
- Keeps water out — Stops rain and snow from pouring down the flue, rusting the damper and soaking the masonry.
- Blocks animals — Mesh sides keep birds, squirrels, and raccoons from nesting in your chimney.
- Stops embers & downdrafts — Catches stray embers and helps prevent gusty downdrafts from pushing smoke back inside.
- Sized & secured — We fit the cap to your flue and anchor it to stay put through Cleveland windstorms.
A cap is only as good as its quality and fit. We install stainless and custom caps sized to your flue and anchored to last — not the bargain caps that rust and blow off in a couple of years. And if a missing cap has already let in water or animals, we take care of that at the same time.
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Why Choose Righteous
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Stainless Quality
Durable stainless caps that hold up to lake-effect weather, not bargain caps that rust out fast.
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Custom & Multi-Flue
Single, custom, and multi-flue caps for chimneys of every size and configuration.
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Proper Fit
Sized to your flue and securely anchored so it does its job and stays put in a storm.
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Full Service
If a missing cap let in water or animals, we'll sweep, clean, and seal it up in the same visit.
Cap Replacement on a North Olmsted Home
A North Olmsted homeowner kept finding water in the firebox and a rusted-out cap on top. We removed the old cap, swept and inspected the flue, and installed a new stainless cap with a wide drip edge.
How we handled it
- Remove: Took off the rusted, failing builder-grade cap.
- Sweep & inspect: Cleared debris that had collected and checked the flue for water damage.
- Install: Fitted and anchored a new stainless cap sized to the flue.
- Verify: Confirmed a secure fit and no more water entry.
Is your chimney ready for winter?
Chimney sweeping, inspections, relining, repair, and full masonry restoration across Greater Cleveland. Honest assessments, written estimates, and work done right — call today for a free estimate.
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What Greater Cleveland Homeowners Say
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Honest Inspection, No Scare Tactics
Another company tried to sell me a full chimney rebuild. Righteous came out, ran a camera inspection, showed me the actual flue, and said all I needed was a sweep and a new cap. Saved me thousands. This is who I'll call from now on.
Karen M. Lakewood, OH -
Finally Stopped a Years-Long Leak
Two roofers couldn't figure out where the water was coming from. Righteous found it was the chimney crown and flashing, rebuilt the crown, reflashed, and waterproofed it. Dry through the whole winter for the first time in years.
Tom B. Euclid, OH -
Beautiful Tuck Pointing on Our 1920s Home
Our brick was crumbling at the joints. They repointed the whole chimney and a section of wall with mortar that actually matches the original. You can't tell where the new work starts. Craftsmanship you don't see much anymore.
Diane R. Cleveland Heights, OH -
Quick, Clean, and Straightforward
Swept the chimney, inspected it, and walked me through everything with photos. Showed up on time, laid down drop cloths, left zero mess. Fair price, no upselling. Exactly how it should be done.
Mike S. Parma, OH
Chimney Cap FAQs
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Yes — it's one of the best-value chimney upgrades. Without a cap, rain and snow pour into the flue, animals nest inside, and embers can escape onto the roof. A quality cap prevents all of that for a relatively small cost.
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Many homes come with cheap builder-grade caps that can't handle Cleveland's lake-effect weather. They rust through or get torn off in windstorms. We replace them with stainless caps that are far more durable and properly anchored.
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Often, yes. That odor is usually creosote absorbing rainwater that's getting into an uncapped flue. A proper cap keeps the rain out; pairing it with a sweep removes the creosote causing the smell.
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Yes. We install single caps, custom caps, and multi-flue caps that cover several flues at once, all sized and fitted to your specific chimney.
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Yes. A cap with mesh sides blocks birds, squirrels, and raccoons from getting into the flue. If animals are already inside, we'll remove them first (see our animal removal service), then cap the chimney to keep them out.