As a coincidence this is
the 6th in a row Tuscan style design chimney cap we built that all went
to the NY/NJ area. This chimney cap was for our client named John Berrigan
in Stone Harbor New Jersey through his general contractor: D. L. Minor
construction (609-861-2138) in Cape May
Court House New Jersey.
 
They had been patiently
waiting over 6 months for us to begin this project since they had OK
the design, cost and mailed in their 1/2 deposit. There was a minor
delay, because our metal supplier had not been able to restock the 10'
x 3' plastic coated 20oz copper sheets we use.
 
The contractor had this stone arch built over
the chimney (shown above), but this design did not sit well with the
owners. As listed at the top of this page, they had a concept drawing
made by Paul Kiss of Olivieri, Shousky & Kiss to help the homeowners
decide what style of chimney cap would look best on their house. Here
is the final diagram we made to scale just before building this chimney
cap for them. It went through several revisions before we got all the
angles and proportions just right.
 
The inside dimensions of
the base needed to be 58.5" x 45.5". The stainless steel screen area
has over 2.5 square feet of exhaust area on each of the 4 sides, so
the changing direction of the wind cannot cause a resistance compared
to the inside diameter of the 3 flues that need venting.
 
There are 6 stainless steel
bolts and 14 copper rivets securing each of the 4 columns. The stainless
steel screen also adds strength to this construction to resist any high
wind situation this chimney cap may encounter there on the coast.
 
There is 40.5' of internal
roof bracing here to allow no more than 12" of span between braces and
bends, so the roof skin will have a good sturdy support underneath.
With the roof being 53" wide and 66" long and the steep 8/12 pitch roof
this was the larges roof skin we have made to date. The center had to
be made in a single separate piece over 3' long and 2' wide.
 
Cost
for this project: $3,742.43 + $450 for the crate + $425 for shipping
the 550# crate residential w/lift-gate service $4,617.43 Total -
$22.6 square feet of free copper = a 20% savings
(I need to get much better at these estimates)
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