Chimney Cap Repairs For East Rockaway

What Damage Does A Chimney Cap Repair Replace?

Chimney caps secure the spot atop the chimney from leaking water where the roof meets the chimney. Your chimney cap is one of the most overlooked areas when it comes to the adequate sustainment of a dwelling. Most clients don’t give a lot of thought to their East Rockaway home’s (or business’s) chimney caps integrity. When roof or chimney cap repair becomes damaged, it loses it imperviousness and resistance to water and causes a host of other weakening. The chimney cap caulking used to keep your chimney cap in place will slowly erode, making the roof vulnerable to leaks. Chimney cap repair is the first line of defense from water intrusion.

A chimney cap’s purpose is to hamper rain water and melting snow from aggressive your structure. If water looks allowed to penetrate into the residence through a gap caused by broken or missing chimney cap, there should be major cause for leaks. Expressway provides chimney cap inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to protect the chimney as well as your roof and attic from the inevitable deterioration caused by excessive water intrusion.

Chimney Cap Trouble To Watch For

Even if your chimney appears functional after a heavy rain or snow storm, there could still be underlying damage that might not be obvious to a novice eye. If, when it starts to rain, you notice that there are areas in your dwelling that start to leak, call Expressway Roofing & Chimney immediately. Our trained chimney techs will find the source of the breakage and reseal it ASAP. Leaky roofs almost always cause additional problems to other parts of your structure which can include the growth of noxious mold and mildew… and that will then cost you thousands more to repair. Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water infiltrating into the attic or into walls or down stairs that you can see?

How Does A Chimney Cap Become Worrisome?

Here in the NY tri-state area (and especially in East Rockaway) we get quite a bit of sun, wind, sleet, rain and snow every year. Squirrels, raccoons and other animals may be tearing at the chimney cap to get in. Inexactly-installed chimney caps or poor-quality cement or caulking used in the sealing process. Workers on your East Rockaway roof may also inadvertently break or dislodge the chimney cap. If your chimney’s cap seems to be damaged, it can quickly become a major harm if left forgetten about. With so much to gain from having precisely installed or maintained chimney cap, it’s important to ensure that the chimney cap is kept in fine working order.

Some Signs The Chimney Needs A New Cap:

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

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

Chimney Cap Inspections

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

Our team will visit your property and assess the integrity of your home’s chimney system, identify whether the chimney cap needs to be addressed. Chimney inspection looks to be a small maintenance task, but it’s one that you can’t afford to overlook. Chimney leakage typically begins to erode chimney masonry below the roofline.

House materials can simply develop harm over time. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other residence building materials can be heavily deteriorated by regular water penetration. Mold is known to be adverse to humans and pets – and – if water is eroding down into your structure, the growth can be widespread and very expensive to repair. We suggest you call Expressway to test your roof and chimney soon.

Chimney Cap Repairs By Expressway

One chimney contractor doesn’t fit all. There are many features of a chimney system. Chimney caps often need to be customized properly in order to work correctly. Part of Expressway’s chimney inspection service includes a close up analyze at the chimney cap. Our chimney experts have the latest tools and training and take pride in doing every job precisely the first time. However, we know that there are a ton of other chimney companies options to choose from. Why choose Expressway? We could talk about quality and the ‘Expressway Advantage’. Our chimney experts let Expressway’s work speak for itself. Feel free to check out Expressway’s 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 joy our pros take in each venture. If it’s time for a chimney cap inspection or you know there’s trouble with the chimney cap, you can call East Rockaway’s local chimney experts at 631.772.6363.