[Justahomeowner23]

Hi. I’m trying to figure out what is going on here. Any thoughts would be valued as I don’t have any experience to go on. There was a bad wind storm a few nights ago. This was the final item on a reroofing project, installed on Jan 26.

The chimney vents my water heater. The flue tile is flush with the crown so I can see it’s a difficult install but is it so difficult that this is the only way to do the job? The rep I spoke to said the legs were secured by a metal band. I must have misunderstood since I can’t see anything like that in the photos.

This is a large commercial roofing company with a smaller residential division. Their field supervisor is going to come out early this week, possibly Monday. I am at a loss, this could have killed somebody.

Appreciate any of your thoughts. Thanks.

 

[Tulsabug]

I don't see how a slip-in chimney cap would ever really hold up during an extremely windy storm. I would think you'd want one that covers the entire top of the chimney and screws into the side like this one (obviously not as cheap as the slip-in style but also not as chintzy).