Chimney Cap Repairs For Hicksville

What’s The Need For Chimney Cap Repairs?

Chimney caps preserve the area atop the chimney from leaking water where the roof meets the chimney. Your chimney cap is one of the most overlooked places when it comes to the adequate upkeep of a residence. Most customers don’t give a lot of thought to their Hicksville home’s (or business’s) chimney caps integrity. Chimney cap repairs are necessary to prevent your Hicksville property from water leakage. The chimney cap caulking used to keep the chimney cap in place will slowly erode, making the roof vulnerable to leaks. Replacing your chimney cap (or chimney cap sealants) from time to time will go a long way in water tightening the roof and cushioning your Hicksville home from water intrusion.

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 looks allowed to penetrate into the residence through a gap caused by broken or missing chimney cap, there should be major cause for damage. 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 penetration.

Evaluating For Chimney Cap Damage

Even if your chimney seems to be okay after a heavy rain or snow storm, there could still be underlying leakage that might not be evident to a novice eye. If, when it starts to rain, you notice that there are areas in your structure that start to leak, call Expressway Roofing & Chimney immediately. Our expert chimney techs will find the source of the breakage and repair it ASAP. On your dwelling’s roof, do you see detrimental mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? If you notice noxious mold, shrinking, blistering or curling shingles, reach an expert chimney cap chimney contractor such as Expressway to evaluate your residence’s roof and recommend an appropriate course of action before it’s too late.

How Does A Chimney Cap Become Leaky?

A variety of things can harm the chimney cap and cause 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. Imprecisely-installed chimney caps or poor-quality cement or caulking used in the sealing process. Workers on a Hicksville roof may also inadvertently break or dislodge the chimney cap. If the chimney’s cap is problematic, it can quickly become a major problem if left overlooked. With so much to gain from having correctly installed or maintained chimney cap, it’s always important to ensure that the chimney cap is kept in fine working order.

Some Signs Your Chimney Needs A New Cap:

• If the chimney cap is dislodge
• When your chimney cap appears rusted or rotted through
• If the chimney cap looks 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 seems to be leaking water into your residence.

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

Recognizing Trouble Below The Surface

Many of the chimneys that our technicians repair are the same chimney caps that were installed when the chimney was originally built. Most of the time, this can be replaced 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 addressed and or re-tuckpointed so that the water can easily pass by the chimney cap.

Chimney crown cracks are one of the main reasons that chimney can leak below the chimney cap. If your chimney’s cap is rusting and breaking away from your roof, our team will replace all of the areas around the places in question and help to keep your home’s roof defended. Chimney harm frequently begins to erode chimney masonry below the roofline.

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 materials can be really broken by regular water infiltration. Because damage begins below the roof and out of sight, property owners may not become aware of possible damage until a major safety and property risk occurs. We suggest you call Expressway to maintain your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway: The Chimney Cap Repair Contractors

One company doesn’t fit all. This is one of the answers to why it’s not advisable for the average client to perform a chimney cap installation on their own chimney. Part of our chimney inspection service includes a close up watch at the chimney cap. Expressway would love to handle all of your chimney cap repairs and other property needs. However, we know that there are a ton of other companies options to choose from. Why choose Expressway’s chimney experts? We could talk about quality and the ‘Expressway Advantage’. We let our 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 delight our chimney experts take in each venture. If it’s time for a chimney cap inspection or you know there’s trouble with your chimney cap, you can contact Expressway Roofing & Chimney at 631.772.6363.