Chimney Cap Repairs For Flanders

What’s The Need For Chimney Cap Repairs?

A chimney cap repair is typically your Flanders dwelling’s first line of defense against water harm. A chimney cap is one of the most essential parts of a home’s healthy chimney. Chimney cap damage is rarely seen from the ground – or even noticed – until something goes awry with it. When roof or chimney cap repair becomes damaged, it loses it imperviousness and resistance to water and initiates a host of other harm. The chimney cap caulking used to keep your chimney cap in place will slowly erode, making the roof open to leaks. Replacing the chimney cap (or chimney cap sealants) from time to time will go a long way in water tightening the roof and cushioning your Flanders dwelling from water damage.

A chimney cap’s purpose is to stop rain water and melting snow from penetrating your property. If water appears allowed to get in into your dwelling through a gap caused by harmed or missing chimney cap, there should be major cause for concern. Expressway provides chimney cap inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney assessments to protect the chimney as well as your roof and attic from the inevitable rotting caused by excessive water aggression.

Watching For Chimney Cap Damage

Even if your chimney seems to be dry after a heavy rain or snow storm, there could still be underlying leakage that might not be noticeable to a novice eye. Water stains could indicate the start of your chimney leaking damage. Expressway’s professional chimney pros recommend you never let leaks go without reseal for very long. On your dwelling’s roof, do you see dangerous mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? 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?

Do I Need My Chimney Cap Repaired?

Here in the NY tri-state area (and especially in Flanders) 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. Imprecisely-installed chimney caps or poor-quality cement or caulking used in the sealing process. Workers on your Flanders roof may also inadvertently damage or dislodge the chimney cap. A chimney cap that has corroded from the elements will eventually cause leaks to your roofing system, as your chimney cap repair helps prevent water damage from occurring to your roof deck and shingle system. With so much to gain from having correctly installed or maintained chimney cap, it’s always important to ensure that your chimney cap is kept in efficient working order.

Some Signs The Chimney Needs A New Cap:

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

Whether your Flanders property has a fireplace that was built with masonry stone or brick – you’ll have to maintain the chimney cap so that it won’t leak.

Recognizing Disturbances Below The Surface

Many of the chimneys that we repair are the same chimney caps that were installed when the chimney was initially built. Most of the time, this can be fixed by cutting out the old metal chimney cap with an angle grinder and replacing it with a new chimney cap. . Missing mortar joints also need to be resealed and or re-tuckpointed so that the water can readily pass by the chimney cap.

Our team will visit your property and assess the integrity of your property’s chimney system, identify whether the chimney cap needs to be fixed. If your chimney’s cap is rusting and breaking away from your roof, our team will replace all of the areas around the sections in question and help to keep the dwelling’s roof preserved. Chimney damage frequently begins to erode chimney masonry below the roofline.

Property pieces can simply develop damage over time. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other residence building materials can be heavily deteriorated by regular water infiltration. Because leakage happens below the roof and out of sight, customers may not become aware of any danger until a major safety and property risk occurs. We suggest you call Expressway to inspect your roof and chimney soon.

The Chimney Repair Pros

One chimney contractor doesn’t fit all. There are many factors of a chimney system. Chimney caps often need to be customized properly in order to work precisely. Part of Expressway’s chimney inspection service includes a close up look at your chimney cap. Expressway would love to handle all of the chimney cap problems and other property needs. However, our pros know that there are a ton of other chimney contractors options to choose from. Why choose us? We could talk about quality and the ‘Expressway Advantage’. Our pros let our work speak for itself. Feel free to check out Expressway’s Google reviews – or even look at some of our previous work. Our chimney experts know that after you take a look, you will see just how much pride our chimney experts 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 call Expressway Roofing & Chimney at 631.772.6363.