Chimney Cap Repairs For North Valley Stream

What’s The Need For Chimney Cap Repairs?

Chimney caps cushion the area atop the chimney from leaking water where the roof meets the chimney. A chimney cap is one of the most essential parts of a dwelling’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 problematic, it loses it imperviousness and resistance to water and causes a host of other leaks. Chimney cap repairs are usually made with cement or thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are frequently mounted beneath your roof’s shingles. If water gets below the chimney cap, there is nothing left to stop it from eroding into the property’s structure’s walls and ceilings.

A chimney cap’s purpose is to hamper rain water and melting snow from eroding your dwelling. If water appears allowed to intrude into your home through a gap caused by damages or missing chimney cap, there should be major cause for concern. Expressway provides chimney cap inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to protect your chimney as well as your roof and attic from the inevitable rust caused by excessive water infiltration.

Chimney Cap Damage To Check For

Following a storm, walk around your dwelling and check for water stains and in your house and ceilings using a flashlight – if possible. Water stains could indicate the start of your chimney leaking issue. Our professional chimney techs will find the source of the issue and reseal it ASAP. On your residence’s roof, do you see detrimental mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water penetrating into the attic or into walls or down stairs that you can see?

How Does A Chimney Cap Become Alarming?

A variety of elements can harm the chimney cap and initiate 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. Incorrectly-installed chimney caps or poor-quality cement or caulking used in the sealing process. Workers on a North Valley Stream roof may also inadvertently break or dislodge the chimney cap. A chimney cap that has rusted from the elements will eventually cause damage to the roofing system, as your chimney cap repair helps hamper water damages 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 good working order.

Some Signs A Chimney Needs A New Cap:

• If the chimney cap is dislodge
• When the chimney cap is rusted or rotted through
• If the chimney cap seems to be coming loose
• Your chimney cap is 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 home should last about 20 years in North Valley Stream’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. Most of the time, this can be repaired 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 fixed and or re-tuckpointed so that the water can cautiously pass by the chimney cap.

Chimney crown cracks are one of the main reasons that chimney can leak past the chimney cap. Chimney inspection appears 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.

Dwelling products can simply develop harm over time. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other home building materials can be seriously broken by regular water infiltration. Mold is known to be threatening to humans and pets – and – if water is eroding down into your home, the growth can be widespread and very expensive to fix. We suggest you call Expressway to analyze your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway: The Chimney Cap Repair Company

One company doesn’t fit all. This is one of the keys to why it’s not advisable for the average customer to perform a chimney cap installation on their own roof. When Expressway’s fully-trained qualified professionals craft and construct new chimney cap, we take the time to make sure the material chimney cap looks to be a expert fit – in terms of shape and size for the chimney and roof. Our pros have the correct tools and training and take pride in doing every job correctly the first time. However, our technicians know that there are hundreds of other chimney companies options to choose from. Why choose us? Our pros could talk about quality and the ‘Expressway Advantage’. Our chimney experts let Expressway’s work speak for itself. Feel free to check out our Google reviews – or even look at some of Expressway’s previous work. We know that after you take a look, you will see just how much dignity our technicians take in each project. If it’s time for a chimney cap inspection or you know there’s trouble with the chimney cap, you can contact North Valley Stream’s local chimney experts at 631.772.6363.