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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A chimney cap and crown in Voorhees typically costs $425-$1,150 for a standard single-flue cap with a new concrete crown, and most jobs are completed in a single visit. Multi-flue and custom caps run higher, and on Voorhees’s factory-built fireplace terminations the price often shifts because the old chase top needs repair before a new cap can seat properly. Wendell Pike and our crew have been up on enough Voorhees rooftops to know which homes hide cracked crowns under a decade of moss and which cap sizes the 1980s townhome builds actually need. Call (856) 699-1992 and we’ll give you a straight answer, a real number, and a time we’ll be there.
Why Top Hat Chimney Is Voorhees’s Preferred Chimney Cap & Crown Company
We’re not a franchise that rotated into Camden County last spring. Top Hat Chimney has been owner-operated since 1999, and the name on the truck is the same name on the invoice: Wendell Pike. When a Voorhees homeowner calls about a rusted damper or a cap that blew off in a nor’easter, the person who picks up the phone knows what a shared chase is and why it matters on your block. That’s not customer-service theater. That’s just what happens when you’ve worked the same communities for over 29 years.
The standing offers matter here, too. We knock $40 off any repair over $200, give a free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve already got, and waive the trip charge for calls inside our service county, which covers Voorhees. Seniors and veterans always get 10% off. And every job, cap or crown included, carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not right, one call brings Wendell back. No argument, no follow-up phone tree, no “that’s not covered.”
Our Chimney Cap & Crown Services in Voorhees
Cap and crown work is not one-size-fits-all, especially in Voorhees where the housing stock swings from 1960s colonials to 1980s townhome clusters with factory-built chases. Here’s what we do most often. And our Chimney Cap & Crown team handles each of these services with the same rule: no recommendation without camera footage you can see for yourself.
Cap Installation
A missing or undersized cap lets rain, leaves, and the occasional squirrel straight into your flue. In Voorhees, where many 1970s-1990s homes have factory-built fireplace terminations that were never fitted with proper caps, we regularly install stainless caps from Olympia Chimney or Copperfield on units that have been open to the weather for decades. On a zero-clearance fireplace, the cap is your first line of defense against a rusted damper and ruined refractory panels.
Cap Replacement
Old caps rust through at the mesh, warp at the seams, or simply blow off in South Jersey windstorms. If you can see daylight through the mesh or the cap sits crooked on the flue, it’s time. We replace caps on both round and square flues, matching the existing chase top so the new cap actually seals. On Voorhees townhomes with adjacent flues, we measure both openings so the replacement cap does not choke off the neighbor’s draft.
Crown Repair
The crown is the concrete slab that seals the top of the chimney around the flue, and it takes a beating in Voorhees. Freeze-thaw cycles through March and April open hairline cracks, water gets in, and the next winter the cracks widen. Left alone, the crown spalls, the mortar below follows, and eventually the flue liner starts shedding pieces. We remove the failed crown, pour a new one with a proper drip edge so water runs off instead of down the brick, and camera-verify the repair before we leave.
Crown Coating
Where the crown is still structurally sound but showing early cracking, a flexible crown coat buys years without a full tear-out. We use Gelco crown coat products, which flex enough to survive Camden County’s freeze-thaw cycles without shearing off like a rigid patch does. For many Voorhees ranch and split-level homes with crowns poured in the 1980s, this is the most cost-effective stopgap before replacement becomes unavoidable.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Voorhees
We work with DuraFlex, HeatShield, Gelco, Olympia Chimney, Famco, and Copperfield, and we keep the most common cap sizes and replacement components on the truck so we’re not running back and forth across Route 73 mid-job. For custom caps on odd flue dimensions or multi-flue chases, we build to spec using Olympia Chimney or Famco hardware. If a previous contractor installed a cap from one of these lines, we service it. If they installed something generic, we can usually retrofit without resizing the chase top.
Common Chimney Cap & Crown Problems We See in Voorhees Homes
- Factory-built terminators without caps. Homes built in the 1970s-1990s boom across Voorhees frequently have zero-clearance fireplace terminations that were never capped at all. Rain runs straight down the metal flue, rusts the damper, and quietly destroys the firebox liner. We see this on Sturbridge Lakes townhomes more than almost anywhere else. The fix is a properly sized cap, and the cost is a fraction of replacing the refractory panels later.
- Cracked and spalling crowns on older masonry stacks. Ranch homes off Evesham Road and split-levels near Kresson Road hold some of the oldest traditional chimneys in Voorhees. Years of Delaware Valley freeze-thaw has left crowns cratered and flue tiles spalling. A new concrete crown with a drip edge stops the water migration before the brick itself turns to powder.
- Shared chase negative-pressure problems in townhome communities. In many 1980s Voorhees townhome clusters, two flues run side by side through the same chase. If one unit loses its cap or develops a crown crack, the resulting draft reversal can pull smoke or carbon monoxide into the adjacent flue. That’s not just a cap problem. It’s an HOA liability and a safety issue for the whole building.
- Rusted dampers and missing caps on occasional-use fireplaces. Voorhees homeowners who burn three fires a season tend to ignore their chimney entirely. The mild climate makes it easy to skip a year. But the off-season is when caps fail slowly, crowns crack, and water does its work. Once a year, burn or no burn. Chimneys break in the off-season too.
Pricing for Chimney Cap & Crown in Voorhees, NJ
Here’s what Voorhees homeowners can expect as of our current pricing.
- Standard stainless cap installation (single flue): $425-$675
- Multi-flue cap installation: $700-$1,100
- Custom cap (non-standard flue dimensions or decorative): $950-$1,500
- Concrete crown replacement with drip edge: $600-$950
- Crown coating (Gelco or similar flexible sealant): $250-$425
These ranges reflect Voorhees’s mix of factory-built terminations and older masonry stacks. A zero-clearance fireplace often needs a chase-top adapter or minor fabrication that pushes the cap price toward the higher end of the standard range. A second flue adds roughly $150-$250 per opening. Every estimate is free, the number you get on the phone is the number on the invoice, and the $40-off-any-repair-over-$200 offer applies to most of this list. We’ll show you the camera footage before recommending anything, and if the crown can be coated instead of replaced, we’ll say so plainly. Wendell would rather lose a sale than sell a crown you don’t need.
We Also Serve Cities Near Voorhees
Our crews work daily across Voorhees and the surrounding Camden County towns. If you’re in Clementon, Berlin, Medford, or Williamstown, you’ll get the same live-answer phone, the same background-checked crew, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise. The service county trip-charge waiver applies to those towns as well.
Serving Voorhees, NJ - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Voorhees 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 Voorhees
Once a year, regardless of how often you burn. In Voorhees’s climate, the shoulder seasons do the most damage: freeze-thaw cycles in March and April open crown cracks, and heavy spring rains find every gap. Even if the fireplace sat unused all winter, a missing cap or cracked crown lets water into the flue every time it storms. The inspection is quick and cheap, and it catches problems before they become liner replacements. Call (856) 699-1992 to book yours.
Yes. It’s one of the most overlooked issues in Voorhees townhome communities. When two flues share a chase and one unit loses its cap or crown, draft pressure can shift enough to pull smoke or combustion gases into the adjacent flue. During certain weather conditions or when a furnace kicks on, the reverse draft will push those gases into the neighbor’s living space. If you share a chase, have both openings inspected the same day. Waiting on the HOA to sort it out only prolongs the exposure.
A chimney crown is the concrete or mortar slab sitting on top of the brick or chase that seals around the flue openings. A chimney cap is the metal cover that sits over the flue itself, with mesh sides to keep animals and debris out. They do different jobs and yes, you generally need both. A cap without a sound crown still lets water run down the outside of the stack. A crown without a cap lets rain straight down the flue. We repair both together when the damage warrants it, and we always show you the camera evidence first.
Yes, and it’s common work for us. The chase top on a factory-built fireplace is a metal or masonry slab that seals over the wood-framed chase. Once it spalls or rusts through, water gets inside the chase and attacks the fireplace from the top down. We replace the chase top, install a proper cap with the right mounting flange, and verify the repair with our camera before the final handshake. For most Voorhees zero-clearance units, this is $600-$950 all-in. Turnaround is usually same week, not same month.
Most Voorhees chimneys take a standard cap, and we stock the common sizes from Olympia Chimney, Famco, and Copperfield so installation happens on the first visit. Custom caps are required when the flue tile is cracked, misshapen, or an odd dimension, or when multiple flues sit tight together and a stock multi-flue cap won’t seat without covering the crown’s drip edge. We measure on-site and tell you which route you need. If a standard cap works, we’ll say so. We won’t charge custom-cap pricing to fix a measurement error.
Get Your Chimney Cap & Crown Checked Before the Next Storm
If you live in Voorhees and haven’t looked at the top of your chimney since the last big rain, now’s the time. We’ll come out, inspect the cap, crown, and flue, show you the camera footage, and give you a written number before any work starts. No upsell, no pressure, no mystery markup at the door. Call (856) 699-1992 and you’ll get a live person, a straight answer, and a time we’ll be there. That’s how it’s worked since 1999, and it’s not changing.
Written by Wendell Pike, Owner at Top Hat Chimney, serving Voorhees and the surrounding Camden County communities since 1999.