chimney caps
Smokestack protective lids
Chimney caps are protective coverings installed atop chimneys to prevent rain, debris, and animals from entering while allowing smoke to escape.
They typically include mesh screening to block birds and squirrels from nesting inside.
The chimney cap blew off in last night's storm.
Also called chimney covers or rain caps.
- roofBuilding's protective top
- metalHard conductive solid
- downdraftDescending air current
- smokestackIndustrial exhaust column
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
cap · cover · weatherproofing · fire prevention · smoke damage · Mary Poppins · Santa Claus · exhaust · mesh · rust · child labor · ventilation · brick · cowls · liner · stovepipe · Victorian era · mortar
- winterizingantifreeze, weather stripping, insulation, storm windows, caulking
- Chimney Safetycreosote, soot, dampers
- chimneysflue, stack, damper, firebox, liner
- ironworkandirons, cast iron, decorative ironwork, wrought iron, forged metal
- roof openingsskylight, skylights, dormer, roof hatch, scuttle
- sheet metalaluminum sheet, steel sheet, sheet steel, copper sheet, galvanized steel