Installation Guide

How to Intall a Crown Mount Chimney Cap
First assemble the four sides by sliding the tabs together on all four sides. Than bend over
the tabs at the top of the screening. This will locked the screening.
Attach the top lid to the chimney cap with the bolts provided
Now you are ready to affix your chimney cap to the chimney crown.
Along the bottom of each of the four chimney cap sides are the flanges that actually
attach to the top crown of your chimney.
You can use either adhesive or Tapcon screws (masonry anchors) to attach the flanges to
the chimney. Tapcons and adhesive is NOT supplied with your chimney cap.
To use the adhesive to install a top mount chimney cap, place the chimney cap
where you want it to be on your chimney crown (the concrete area surrounding the flue or
flues) and bend the flange around the bottom of the chimney cap so that it conforms to
the chimney crown.
Draw a line around the perimeter of the flange. Now, use your caulking gun to lay a 3/8
inch thick bead of just inside the line. Leave 1/4 inch gaps in the adhesive bead at each
corner of the chimney cap. Move the caulking gun from side to side as you draw it along
making a wavy line about an inch wide from edge to edge, not a tight zig-zag. Press the
flange of the chimney cap down into the bead of adhesive.
To install a top mount chimney cap with Tapcon masonry anchors, you will
need to buy a 3/16" masonry bit and enough Tapcon screws to mount your
chimney cap if the manufacturer has not provided them with your chimney
cap. Choose screws that are ¼"diameter and 1 ½" or 1 ¾" long. You will need
enough screws to place one every running foot around your chimney cap, but at least one
on each side.
To install, position the chimney cap where you want it to be on the chimney crown and
conform the flange to the chimney crown. Holding the chimney cap firmly in place, drill
through the predrilled holes in the flanges and into the chimney crown with the 3/16"
masonry bit. As you drill each hole, partially tighten a screw in it to hold the chimney cap
in position. Then, finish tightening all the screws.