Naples sits within about 1 mile of the Florida coast, so salt-laden air is relevant when compatible material options are considered.
If your Naples property has been unoccupied, check for visible stains, loose material, and damaged top components before returning the fireplace to use. Note any smoke or operating problem from its last use. Coastal exposure can age exposed metal. A stucco enclosure may surround a factory-built system; the exterior finish does not identify the vent inside. Tell the technician whether the house sat vacant, whether water showed after a daily wet-season cell or a named Gulf system, and whether the fireplace is masonry or a framed box.
Tile underlayment is the flashing conversation here
On a tile roof, barrel and S-shaped tiles shed water beneath the tile as a matter of design. The waterproofing lives in the underlayment and the metal pans at the chimney, not in caulk on the visible edge. If a stain began after reroofing, check whether the chimney flashing and metal pans were retained or replaced. Name the covering.
What the flue and the brick each need
Clay fragments after the first winter fire point inside the passage. That is relining, not a roof patch. Deteriorated mortar on a masonry chimney is masonry. A framed chase with a hole in the lid is still a cover job. Read about leak repair for recurring water entry or hurricane chimney repair for wind damage. Book a free estimate at the Naples house so those parts are named on site.
Read the stain before guessing the part
A rust stripe on stucco often starts at a chase lid. Standing water in the firebox after a quiet afternoon cell more often points to a missing cap or an open crown. A mark beside the stack after a wind-driven Gulf band more often points to flashing. Those clues are a map, not a parts order. Why chimneys leak in rain and chimney leak versus roof leak offer more detail. A lid that left the roof in a named system is on the after-storm checklist. An unused Naples flue still needs a look before returning it to use; see unused chimney problems.