This copper chimney cap projects was for Gary and Susan Reeves in Springfield, Illinois. They had their chimney rebuilt and covered with natural stone.

He said they do not plan to use the chimney much, but they did want a nice cover for it. Here is the base/skirt being formed with a 1x6 Ipe hardwood board inside for added strength, weight, and to thread the screws through for fastening it to the chimney.

They would have loved to get a fancier chimney cap, like our Tuscan style, but their funds were limited. They had just requested a quote for a simple low profile chimney cap like I made for LEA Construction to help minimise the cost.

I kept in mind what they had really wanted, and decided to build them a simplified cross blend between those two styles. The hipped roof framework is build over the mid-section with copper braces and then skinned with copper.

I also covered it a bit different that I had done in the past; in stead of making the seams over each corner bend, I covered each end and then draped a rectangular sheet over these.

Cost for this project: $2,944 w/crate & shipping
to a residence with hydraulic lift-gate service

From: Gary Reeves <captnfireeater@sbcglobal.n*t>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008
Subject: Reeves chimney cap photos