How the climate here affects wood stove repair
Salt air off the Pacific eats through untreated cap material years ahead of schedule, and a failed cap here lets water and pests into the flue long before it is visible from the ground. Stainless steel and copper are the only cap materials that hold up to this exposure. We build that into our timeline recommendations, the materials we choose, and what gets flagged in the written report once the visit wraps up.
