Level 1 sweep and inspection to the NFPA 211 annual standard - flue, crown, cap, and flashing checked and photographed
Chimney sweep logs do not sweep chimneys. They loosen some creosote - which then falls where a brush and vacuum still have to collect it.
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AfterFast, Reliable Chimney Cap & Crown Across Broomfield
If you own a home in Broomfield built after 1990, your fireplace is almost certainly a factory-built zero-clearance unit with a metal flue and a manufacturer-specific cap. Those units are now 20 to 30 years old, and the caps, crowns, and chase covers on them are failing at a predictable rate given Broomfield’s wind and freeze-thaw cycles. A typical cap replacement in Broomfield runs $385-$650 installed, and crown coating runs $295-$495. Call (980) 580-8641 for a written quote before any work starts. That’s how we’ve done it since 2009.
Why Emberly Chimney Cleaners Is Broomfield’s Preferred Chimney Cap & Crown Company
Our technicians work in Broomfield every week, from The Broadlands to Anthem Ranch to McKay Landing. We know what a 25-year-old Olympia Chimney cap looks like after two decades of chinook wind exposure, because we’ve pulled dozens off zero-clearance units in Broomfield subdivisions. Corrine Halstead leads our team with a rule that’s been in place since day one: nothing gets recommended unless a camera shows why. That means when we tell a Broomfield homeowner their crown needs coating or their cap needs replacement, we’re looking at photos of the actual corrosion, the actual cracks, the actual failure point. Not a guess.
Every visit to Broomfield includes a Level 2 camera inspection per NFPA 211, with a documented photo record you keep. Clause 4 of the Haven Standard requires that photo archive on every job we’ve done since 2009. We quote a written price, written scope, and written warranty before work begins, every time, and our 365-Day Done Right Promise says if it’s not right, we make it right. Scheduling and dispatch for our Broomfield crews run through our Denver office, so calls are answered by a live person around the clock.
Our Chimney Cap & Crown Services in Broomfield
Cap Replacement
Cap replacement is the most common job we do in Broomfield. The original caps on 1990s and early 2000s factory-built units were often generic, not manufacturer-matched, and they weren’t designed for the kind of sustained westerly wind Broomfield sees during chinook events. We specify replacements from Copperfield and Famco, sized and oriented for your flue and your exposure. A standard cap replacement in Broomfield runs $385-$650.
Crown Coating
Freeze-thaw cycles in Broomfield can swing 40-50°F in a few hours during a chinook. That thermal shock is the leading cause of cracked crowns on the masonry chimneys and prefab chase crowns we inspect. Crown coating with a flexible elastomeric sealant bridges hairline cracks and prevents water from working behind refractory panels. Crown coating in Broomfield typically runs $295-$495, and it’s often the difference between a 30-year-old prefab unit soldiering on and needing full replacement.
Custom Cap
Some Broomfield homes, particularly in west-facing subdivisions where the predominant wind drives directly into the flue opening, need what an off-the-shelf cap can’t deliver. A custom Copperfield cap built for the prevailing westerly draft stops smoke blowback and rain intrusion that standard caps simply don’t address. Custom caps run $550-$950 depending on flue size, material, and wind-load requirements.
Multi-Flue Cap
Homes in Broomfield with two fireplaces or a combined furnace flue often have a single chase with multiple flue tiles. A multi-flue cap covers the entire chase opening and is far more effective against chinook-driven rain than individual caps on each flue. Multi-flue caps in Broomfield run $475-$800 installed.
No matter which service you need, you’ll have a written price before we touch anything. That’s not a courtesy. It’s Clause 1 of the Haven Standard: have it in writing.
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We install and service caps from Copperfield and Famco, and we work with liners and chase components from DuraFlex. These aren’t the brands you’ll find on a hardware store shelf, and that matters in Broomfield. A cap from a big-box store often doesn’t match the chase dimensions or wind-load requirements of a factory-built unit from the 1990s. We keep common Copperfield and Famco cap sizes in local stock so replacement work in Broomfield doesn’t wait three weeks for parts.
Common Chimney Cap & Crown Problems We See in Broomfield Homes
- Chinook wind blowback. Westerly wind events create negative pressure at the flue termination, and smoke gets driven back into the house. Many Broomfield service calls for a “dirty chimney” turn out to be an undersized or missing cap on a flue oriented directly into the prevailing wind.
- Corroded chase covers. The metal chase cover on a 25-year-old prefab unit rusts from the back edge first. Once it fails, chinook-driven rain runs straight down the flue and into the firebox. We see this in Broomfield subdivisions like The Broadlands and Anthem Ranch every winter.
- Freeze-thaw crack propagation. Crowns and firebox refractory panels in Broomfield endure repeated 40-50°F temperature swings within hours. Hairline cracks from two decades of that cycling are the most common reason a prefab fireplace fails inspection at this age bracket.
- Generic replacement caps that don’t seal. The original caps on Broomfield’s 1990s factory-built units were often generic. When a homeowner replaces one with another generic cap, it doesn’t seat against the chase properly, and the wind finds its way in. Manufacturer-matched replacement matters more here than almost anywhere else in the Denver metro.
Out in The Broadlands, we pulled a 25-year-old Olympia Chimney cap on a zero-clearance unit whose chase cover had corroded through along the back edge, letting chinook-driven rain soak the flue liner. The refractory panels showed hairline cracks from two decades of freeze-thaw cycles, so we replaced the cap with a custom Copperfield unit designed for the prevailing westerly draft and coated the crown before the next downslope event hit. That’s the job in Broomfield. It isn’t sweeping a brick flue. It’s keeping aging prefab systems functional against wind and weather that break them on a schedule.
Pricing for Chimney Cap & Crown in Broomfield, CO
A chimney cap replacement in Broomfield typically runs $385-$650 installed, depending on flue size, cap material, and whether you need a single or multi-flue unit. Crown coating runs $295-$495. Custom caps built for wind exposure run $550-$950. We do not charge extra for the documentation: the camera inspection, the photo report, and the written warranty are included in the price, every time, per Clause 4 of the Haven Standard. If you have a written estimate from another Broomfield company, bring it in. We’ll do a free second opinion on it. Call (980) 580-8641 and we’ll give you a written price before work starts.
We Also Serve Cities Near Broomfield
Our crews cover Broomfield and the surrounding front-range communities, including Lafayette, Louisville, Thornton, and Westminster. If you’re in one of those areas and need Chimney Cap & Crown in Broomfield-quality work closer to home, call us and we’ll route a technician to you. Same written pricing, same camera inspection, same Haven Standard.
Serving Broomfield, CO - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Broomfield area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Chimney Cap & Crown in Broomfield
Yes. Broomfield’s factory-built zero-clearance units from the 1990s and 2000s are at the end of their rated service life right now, and the manufacturer-specific caps, chase covers, and refractory panels on them fail from wind and freeze-thaw long before a typical brick chimney would. A newer prefab fireplace needs inspection precisely because nothing looks old from the outside. The failure points are inside the chase, behind the firebox, and along the flue. A camera inspection finds problems a flashlight misses. Call (980) 580-8641 to schedule one in Broomfield.
Broomfield sits at the plains-foothills transition on the exposed Front Range, and it takes sustained westerly wind and chinook-driven moisture more directly than most Denver metro communities. The thin steel on a 1990s cap or chase cover rusts through along the back edge within 15 to 25 years under that exposure. When chinook events swing temperatures 40-50°F in hours, the metal expands and contracts, and moisture penetrates the seams. What looks like superficial rust is usually structural failure waiting to leak into the flue.
No. The flue and chase dimensions on a 1990s factory-built unit are manufacturer-specific, and a hardware-store cap won’t seat properly against the chase cover or flue collar. In Broomfield, where westerly wind drives directly into many flue openings, a poorly sealed cap creates negative pressure and smoke blowback. We install manufacturer-matched Copperfield and Famco caps sized correctly for your specific unit. If you want the exact right cap for a Broomfield prefab unit, call (980) 580-8641. The price is in writing before work starts.
Chinook wind events generate negative pressure at the flue termination on west-facing chimneys, which drives rain and snow up under the cap and into the metal chase. Over time this corrodes the chase cover from the back edge and soaks the flue liner. Many Broomfield service calls for water in the firebox turn out to be a failed chase cover or an undersized cap on a west-facing flue, not a masonry problem at all. We check wind exposure on every Broomfield inspection before anything else.
At 5,400 feet, the air is thinner, and combustion in your fireplace is less efficient, which produces more creosote and more acidic condensation inside the flue. That condensation collects at the cap and crown, accelerating corrosion and crack formation. Broomfield homes need cap and crown inspection more often than lower-elevation communities because the byproducts of incomplete combustion are actively eating at the metal and masonry above the firebox. Call (980) 580-8641 for a written quote on cap or crown work in Broomfield.
Written by Corrine Halstead, Owner at Emberly Chimney Cleaners, serving Broomfield under the Haven Standard since 2009.