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On a Hampton roof the cap is the first thing the bay takes and the last thing a renovation remembers. FreshDuct fits corrosion-resistant caps and cowls to period flues, converted fireplaces and modern rebuilds, and photographs them from the roof.
Flue left open after the renovation? A cap keeps rain and birds out of a chimney nobody uses.
Hampton renovates more than almost any bayside suburb, and the top of the chimney is where the renovation usually stops. We climb onto roofs and find original open flues with no cap at all, converted fireplaces venting through a terminal that was never chosen for a gas appliance, and rebuilds with a modern twin-wall flue whose cowl has already rusted at the fixings. The bay air is the same for all three; the fix is not.
For an open fire in an Edwardian home or bungalow, the job is a stainless or coated cap that keeps rain and birds out while letting smoke leave, fixed with corrosion-resistant fasteners and sealed to the crown. For a flue that a renovation has left unused, a closure cap stops the chimney becoming a wet, nesting void above the ceiling.
For a converted fireplace, the terminal has to suit the gas insert underneath. We measure the flue, confirm what is installed, and coordinate the terminal with the licensed gas specialists we arrange, so the flue side and the appliance side agree. On modern rebuild flues, we replace a corroded cowl with one that will last more than a few seasons of salt.
Corrosion-resistant caps, cowls and closures for open, converted and modern flues in Hampton, matched to the appliance below and fitted from the roof.
A flue that no longer carries a hot fire cannot dry out what falls into it. On converted and unused Hampton chimneys a sound cap is the only thing between bayside rain and the brickwork, so we seal it to the crown properly rather than sitting it on top.
Caps on Hampton roofs rarely fail as a whole. They fail at the fasteners, where salt eats plain steel first. We use corrosion-resistant fixings and stainless or coated caps so the weakest point is no longer the screws.
The twin-wall flues on Hampton’s newer homes finish in a factory cowl that was not chosen for salt air. When it corrodes or seizes, we replace it with one sized to the flue and rated for the appliance, and test the draw with it fitted.
Real photos from Melbourne jobs — not stock, not staged.
We measure the flue and terminal on site, match the cap or cowl to the appliance below and the problem above, and fit it from the roof with harness work where the pitch calls for it. Where we are already up for a sweep, the measuring is done then.
A photo of the finished cap comes with every job so you can see it is square and sealed without a ladder. If the existing cap is sound and only needs refixing, that is what we quote.
Documented end to end — every job, every suburb.
Flue size, terminal type and roof access checked.
The right cap or cowl for the appliance and the problem.
Firm price before any work.
Fixed and sealed from the roof, safely.
Draw checked with the cap on.
A photo of the finished cap from the roof.
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Usually the terminal needs to suit the appliance, which the original open-fire cap does not. We measure the flue and confirm the insert, then fit the flue-side terminal and coordinate the appliance requirements through the licensed gas specialists we arrange.
Yes. An open, unused flue collects rain and nests and stays wet because nothing heats it. A closure cap sealed to the crown keeps the void dry, and we photograph it from the roof so you know it is done.
An open flue lets rain, leaves and birds straight in. A cap keeps the flue dry, keeps nests out and, on a wood heater, a spark arrestor stops embers leaving the flue.
Usually a downdraught — wind pushing back down the flue. An anti-downdraught cowl is the normal fix; we confirm the draw with a test before and after.
Yes. If we are on the roof for a sweep and the flue needs a cap, we can quote it on the spot and fit it the same visit where we have the right size.
Send your details and the office confirms a window for Hampton. No call-out fee, before and after photos, and honest advice on what your chimney needs and what it does not.
