Chimney Cap, 14″ x 14″ Chimney Cover, Chimney Rain Caps, Fireplace Chimney Caps for Outside Adjustable Bottom to Fit Existing Clay Flue Tile Sizes, Black

At first it looked hard to put together, but surprisingly it wasn’t at all. Box came flat but every single screw and panel was in there. First things first, I laid everything out on the floor and started with one panel propped up against the wall and with the nubby screws facing outward, finger screwing lightly… each panel to form the box frame, I went back and tighted the screws with the supplied wrench. Then I put the topper on easily. I went outside to double check my chimney and noted how it is attached. They give you both slats to determine if it is an inner or side attachment. The 4 slats either go inside the square or outside. Mine went inside so I screwed the slats like in the diagram.While doing all this I noticed I scratched up the black a bit. I had planned to paint it anyway. No bother. After all was completed, I used Rust-Oleum High Heat ultra aged copper spray paint which prevents rust. The instructions also suggest painting it to prevent rusting and to last a long time. I strongly suggest spray painting it. It looks fantastic and worth far more than it was. I had no idea before this how rusted and broken up my cap actually was. A major hazard especially since I have so many trees close by and how dry the weather has been.The only hard part is working on a roof. Have all your gear ahead in a five gallon bucket, use gloves and bring the can of spray paint and caulk to fill in gaps. Very pleased with the Amazon price of 46.00. Other stores quoted much higher for the same thing. Also it got here in 2 days which gave me time to collect what I needed to repair bricks and also to waterproof them again spray spray spray.Looks fantastic and is safe after many years of neglect.Directions are included. Don’t neglect your chimney. October is now my chimney month.