- Chimney cap replacement usually costs $190 to $800, about $360 typical.
- Replacing the cap on top of one chimney.
What chimney cap replacement costs
Expect chimney cap replacement to cost between $190 and $800, with $360 as a typical figure. Replacing the cap on top of one chimney.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $190 |
| Typical | $360 |
| High end | $800 |
The range blends Fixr and Bob Vila (method below). Where you live matters: Koira's estimate is $323 in Arkansas and $422 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Material. Galvanized steel is cheapest. Stainless and copper cost more and last longer.
- Shape. Bob Vila says round caps cost $300 to $575 and square caps $340 to $585.
- Size. Caps covering several flues cost more.
Chimney cap replacement cost by state
Koira estimates for each state, built from the national $190 to $800. About 45% of a chimney cap replacement price is labor, and only that part is scaled by the state's median wage for construction and extraction workers. A starting point, not a quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $173 | $328 | $729 |
| Alaska | $213 | $404 | $897 |
| Arizona | $188 | $356 | $791 |
| Arkansas | $170 | $323 | $717 |
| California | $207 | $393 | $873 |
| Colorado | $192 | $364 | $810 |
| Connecticut | $207 | $393 | $873 |
| Delaware | $190 | $359 | $799 |
| District of Columbia | $205 | $389 | $864 |
| Florida | $175 | $332 | $738 |
| Georgia | $176 | $333 | $741 |
| Hawaii | $223 | $422 | $938 |
| Idaho | $185 | $351 | $780 |
| Illinois | $220 | $417 | $927 |
| Indiana | $193 | $366 | $814 |
| Iowa | $190 | $360 | $799 |
| Kansas | $183 | $348 | $772 |
| Kentucky | $181 | $343 | $761 |
| Louisiana | $176 | $334 | $742 |
| Maine | $191 | $362 | $805 |
| Maryland | $190 | $361 | $802 |
| Massachusetts | $216 | $409 | $908 |
| Michigan | $192 | $364 | $810 |
| Minnesota | $209 | $395 | $879 |
| Mississippi | $172 | $325 | $723 |
| Missouri | $193 | $366 | $813 |
| Montana | $192 | $364 | $809 |
| Nebraska | $182 | $344 | $765 |
| Nevada | $193 | $366 | $813 |
| New Hampshire | $191 | $361 | $803 |
| New Jersey | $210 | $398 | $884 |
| New Mexico | $176 | $334 | $742 |
| New York | $206 | $390 | $866 |
| North Carolina | $175 | $332 | $739 |
| North Dakota | $192 | $364 | $810 |
| Ohio | $194 | $367 | $816 |
| Oklahoma | $174 | $330 | $734 |
| Oregon | $199 | $378 | $840 |
| Pennsylvania | $191 | $363 | $806 |
| Rhode Island | $195 | $370 | $821 |
| South Carolina | $176 | $333 | $740 |
| South Dakota | $176 | $334 | $743 |
| Tennessee | $177 | $335 | $745 |
| Texas | $175 | $332 | $737 |
| Utah | $187 | $353 | $786 |
| Vermont | $190 | $361 | $801 |
| Virginia | $186 | $352 | $781 |
| Washington | $213 | $403 | $896 |
| West Virginia | $187 | $355 | $788 |
| Wisconsin | $196 | $371 | $825 |
| Wyoming | $190 | $361 | $801 |
Rural areas and cities in the same state can differ a lot.
How we got these numbers
How the chimney cap replacement range is combined: low end from the middle of the guides' lows, high end from the middle of their highs, typical from the middle of their averages (a range's midpoint where no average is given). Figures read on each guide's page on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 45%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for fireplaces and chimneys work. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for construction and extraction workers over the national $28.63 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
For contractors: price this job in Koira
Chimney work starts with an inspection, so turn the findings into a priced estimate before you leave the driveway.
On Koira's free Office plan you build the estimate, text it, collect the deposit and turn it into an invoice when the chimney cap replacement is done. Price this job in Koira, free.
Sources: Fixr, chimney cap replacement cost; Bob Vila, chimney cap replacement cost; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national files). Prices checked October 9, 2026. More for your trade: how the trade runs on Koira.