Custom Chiminea Covers

What This Is A custom chiminea cover is a waterproof cover cut and sewn to follow your chiminea from the feet up, belly and chimney included. Seven measurements give the cover that shape. Three fix the overall size: how wide, how deep and how tall. The other four place the chimney. They give the height it starts at, how tall it is, how wide it is across the top, and how far round the belly is at its fullest. So the cover pulls in where your chimney narrows and stays full where the belly bulges. A chiminea cover’s job starts after the last embers die and the chiminea has cooled right down, and lasts until the next fire. Verified Purchase Large Chimnea Cover - smaller than advertised “…will not slide over the body. I don’t suppose it will last long.” Read the full review Why Doesn’t a One-Size Chiminea Cover Fit? Because a one-size chiminea cover is a straight-sided tube, and a chiminea is not. Ready-made chiminea covers are listed by two or three numbers. A best-seller on Amazon is 25 inches across and 50 inches tall; others add a top width as well. A chiminea bulges at the belly, pinches in where the chimney begins, then spreads out again at the legs. A tube can follow only one of those. Buy it to clear the legs and it hangs slack around the chimney. Buy it to hug the chimney and it won’t pull down past the belly. The point where the belly ends and the chimney begins also moves from model to model. A squat clay chiminea and a tall steel one can stand the same height and share nothing else. In one Amazon buyer’s photo, a 48-inch tapered cover is on the chiminea but sits in loose creases instead of following the chimney. The buyer called fitting it a squeeze, gave it two stars and doubted it would last. What Does a Chiminea Cover Protect Against? Between fires, an uncovered chiminea takes rain down its chimney and in through its mouth, and what that water does depends on what the chiminea is made of. Rain Into the Bowl An uncovered chimney is an open pipe aimed at the sky. Rain falls straight through it to the bowl, and more runs in at the mouth. Wet Clay Cracking Clay soaks up rain the way a flowerpot does. Light a fire in it while it is still damp, and the sudden rise in temperature can crack it. Frost on Wet Clay When a damp clay chiminea freezes overnight, the surface starts to flake and fine cracks open around the mouth. Rust on the Iron Cast iron and steel chimineas rust wherever water sits: in the base of the bowl, at the leg joints and around the chimney rim. Nests in the Mouth The open mouth is a dry, sheltered ledge. Birds pack nests into it in spring, and a nest full of twigs has to come out before the chiminea can be lit. Weeds in the Bowl Leaves and seeds drop into the mouth and settle on the ash. Kept damp by rain, the mix turns to compost and weeds root up through the grate. Where Do You Use a Chiminea Cover? Patios, decks, gravel terraces and the corner of the yard: wherever the chiminea stays out between fires. It stays on through rain, frost and summer sun, and lifts off before you light the next fire. Every kind of chiminea is covered: clay and terracotta, cast iron and steel, sitting in a ring stand or on three legs. The cover takes its shape from the seven measurements in our measuring guide, whatever your chiminea is made of. Covering a fire pit as well? See our custom fire pit covers. Got a steel outdoor fireplace or patio fireplace with a square firebox? Contact us and send photos of the firebox and flue, with its width, its depth and its height. What Happens to a Chiminea Left Uncovered? What rain, frost and a few seasons outdoors do to a chiminea that stands with nothing over it. Frost-Crumbled Clay Rust Inside the Bowl Weeds in the Bowl Rust Bleeding Legs Rusted Out Birds Nesting How Is This Chiminea Cover Different? 01 Cut to Your Chiminea, Not a Size Chart A one-size cover has one fixed taper, so it either squeezes over the belly or sags around the chimney. A Kuvr cover is designed from your seven measurements, so it follows the belly and chimney of the chiminea you own. A scaled design comes to you for approval before anything is cut. See how the design service works. 02 Seam-Sealed and Fully Waterproof Waterproof fabric is only half the job, because rain gets in at the needle holes along every seam. HydroLok® seals each seam on the inside, over the stitching, so the whole cover is waterproof, not just the cloth. NylonSafe® is a premium waterproof fabric for home use. PVCArmour® is heavy-duty, for exposed sites. Compare the two fabrics. 03 Fitted First Time, or Remade Free Order the wrong one-size cover and you either send it back, pay for another size or live with the bad fit. A Kuvr chiminea cover follows the design you approved from your own measurements. It is also backed by the First Time Fit Guarantee: if your cover doesn’t fit, we remake it free. 04 Mended, Not Binned Every chiminea cover we make comes with a warranty of 3 years in NylonSafe® or 5 in PVCArmour®. Add the KuvrPlus warranty extension and they run for 5 and 10 years. And if it tears or gets damaged along the way, it can be mended rather than replaced with a new one. When Do You Need a Custom Chiminea Cover? Some chimineas get by without one. Which side are you on? Focused on Longevity This cover is right for you if: Your chiminea is clay or terracotta and stays out on the patio from one summer to the next It is a heavy cast iron or steel chiminea, too awkward to drag indoors for the winter You light it most weekends and want a dry bowl ready when you do Focused on Immediacy You don't need this if: It is a small chiminea that goes into the garage when summer ends It was a cheap buy you expect to replace in a year or two You bring it out for the odd backyard party and store it the rest of the year