Note how the chimney is topped in this pic. It measures about 14′ w x 2′ h x 3′ d. I believe the cap arrangement you see in the pic is formed-and-poured concrete. I did a copy of the house and used cut stone to do the same look. The big box chimney is finished with a stone veneer over a steel-reinforced wood frame. I want to replicate the triple-sized chimney, but with a different twist on the cap. Please comment on the alternatives.
Here is an idea for a cap with a hipped metal roof. I don’t know what means would be used to do the support frame and four stand-ups. The roof is almost 4 feet across. Its pitch matches the main roof, but perhaps it should be steeper.
Here is another idea, using a trio of copper flue caps, appropriately sized and scaled, with the roof pitch to match main roof. A pic of a copper flue cap is shown.
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Gene,
I don't think I would do the hip-roof scenario--this is a chimney and should look like one. With a metal hip roof it will look like a cross between a chimney and a cupola.
The copper things look good, kind of craftsmanly.
Personally I like the original the best. The house I just finished had a similar chimney, except it was real stone and the cap was two huge slabs of bluestone. It looks like a chimney.
This picture is deceiving, the chimney is about 5' square.
My chimney is the same, blue stone over granite. The granite is real leaky so over hang the blue stone at least two inches.
I like the trio caps.Joe Bartok
Gene, I've done some copper caps larger than what you're describing. I build a frame out of 1/8"x1" cu bar. The hip cap looks best to my eye.
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