Chimney Cap Repairs For Brightwaters

Some Of The Numerous Types Of Chimney Caps

Chimney caps cushion the area atop the chimney from leaking water where the roof meets the chimney. Your chimney cap is one of the most neglected areas when it comes to the adequate upkeep of a structure. Most customers don’t give a lot of thought to their Brightwaters home’s (or business’s) chimney caps integrity. Chimney cap repairs are necessary to stall your Brightwaters property from water problems. Chimney cap repairs are usually made with cement or thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are most commonly mounted beneath the roof’s shingles. Chimney cap repair is your first line of defense from water damage.

A chimney cap repair is typically made with concrete or metal – spread or screwed to fit securely around the top of your chimney. If water seems to be allowed to get in into your dwelling through a gap caused by harmed or missing chimney cap, there should be major cause for worry. Expressway provides chimney cap inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to cushion the chimney as well as your roof and attic from the inevitable deterioration caused by excessive water intrusion.

Chimney Cap Trouble To Watch For

Following a storm, walk around your structure and check for water stains and in your house and ceilings using a flashlight – if possible. If, when it starts to rain, you notice that there are areas in your residence that start to leak, call us immediately. Expressway’s highly-skilled chimney pros recommend you never let leaks go without repair for very long. Leaky roofs almost always cause additional damage to other parts of your home which can include the growth of noxious mold and mildew… and that will then cost the owner thousands more to repair. Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water eroding into the attic or into walls or down stairs that you can see?

How Does A Chimney Cap Become Damaged?

A variety of factors can rot your chimney cap and start the need for either a chimney cap repair or a chimney cap installation. Squirrels, raccoons and other animals may be tearing at the chimney cap to get in. Rust problems are common with certain types of chimney cap products. Old age – i.e. many cold winters and hot summers. If your chimney’s cap seems to be harmed, it can quickly become a major problem if left neglected. With so much to gain from having precisely installed or maintained chimney cap, it is important to ensure that your chimney cap is kept in efficient working order.

Some Signs A Chimney Needs A New Cap:

• If your chimney cap is damaged
• When the chimney cap seems to be rusted or rotted through
• If your chimney cap seems to be coming loose
• Your chimney cap seems to be covered with roofing tar
• You’re installing new roof shingles – or having other roofing work done
• the chimney appears leaking water into your home.

Chimney cap repairs for your structure should last about 20 years in Brightwaters’s climate due to the amount of wear and tear caused by New York’s weather.

Chimney Cap Damage

Many of the chimneys that our chimney experts repair are the same chimney caps that were installed when the chimney was initially built. The next component that our technicians would evaluate the bricks that are above the chimney cap need to be addressed. Last – but not least – almost every fireplace’s crown needs to be studied for cracks, problems or breaks at least once a month.

Chimney crown cracks are one of the main reasons that chimney can leak beyond the chimney cap. Chimney inspection looks to be a small maintenance task, but it’s one that you can’t afford to overlook. Expressway regularly replaces chimney caps that can no longer do its job in protecting a home from damaging water.

If there are undiscovered cracks or compromises in this masonry, the problems can be faster and more pervasive. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other structure building products can be heavily damaged by regular water aggression. Mold is known to be unhealthy to humans and pets – and – if water is penetrating down into your residence, the growth can be widespread and very expensive to fix. We suggest you call Expressway to maintain your roof and chimney soon.

The Chimney Repair Company

One company doesn’t fit all. This is one of the reasons to why it’s not advisable for the average customer to perform a chimney cap repair on their own chimney. When Expressway’s highly-skilled roofing experts craft and construct new chimney cap, our technicians take the time to make sure the material chimney cap appears a good fit – in terms of shape and size for your chimney and roof. Our chimney experts have the latest tools and training and take pride in doing every job correctly the first time. However, our pros know that there are a lot of other companies options to choose from. Why choose Expressway’s chimney experts? Our pros could talk about quality and the ‘Expressway Advantage’. Our chimney experts let our work speak for itself. Feel free to check out our Google reviews – or even look at some of our previous work. We know that after you take a look, you will see just how much dignity our technicians take in each task. If it’s time for a chimney cap inspection or you know there’s trouble with your chimney cap, you can reach us at 631.772.6363.