Chimney Cap Repairs For Southampton

Some Of The Multiple Types Of Chimney Caps

Chimney caps secure the area 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 prolongation of a property. Most homeowners don’t give a lot of thought to their Southampton home’s (or business’s) chimney caps integrity. Chimney cap repairs are necessary to prevent your Southampton structure from water damage. The chimney cap caulking used to keep your chimney cap in place will slowly erode, making the roof prone to leaks. Chimney cap repair is your first line of defense from water intrusion.

A chimney cap’s purpose is to hamper rain water and melting snow from leaking your house. If water appears allowed to intrude into your structure through a gap caused by leaking or missing chimney cap, there should be major cause for leaks. Expressway provides chimney cap inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to cushion your chimney as well as the roof and attic from the inevitable corrosion caused by excessive water penetration.

Evaluating For Chimney Cap Damage

Following a storm, walk around your home and inspect 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 dwelling that start to leak, call Expressway Roofing & Chimney immediately. Expressway’s professional chimney pros recommend you never let leaks go without address for very long. On your dwelling’s roof, do you see dangerous mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? If you notice adverse mold, shrinking, blistering or curling shingles, call an highly-skilled chimney cap chimney contractor such as Expressway to analyze your residence’s roof and recommend an appropriate course of action before it’s too late.

Fixing Your Own Chimney Cap

Here in the NY tri-state area (and especially in Southampton) we get quite a bit of sun, wind, sleet, rain and snow every year. Harm producers definitely include powerful winds that can dislodge the chimney cap material. Imprecisely-installed chimney caps or poor-quality cement or caulking used in the sealing process. Old age – i.e. many cold winters and hot summers. If your chimney’s cap seems to be damaged, it can quickly become a major harm if left slighted. With so much to gain from having precisely installed or maintained chimney cap, it’s always important to ensure that the chimney cap is kept in excellent working order.

Some Signs Your Chimney Needs A New Cap:

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

Whether your Southampton residence 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 our pros repair are the same chimney caps that were installed when the chimney was initially built. Most of the time, this can be resealed by cutting out the old metal chimney cap with an angle grinder and replacing it with a new chimney cap. . Last – but not least – almost every fireplace’s crown needs to be scrutinized for cracks, leaks or breaks at least once a month.

Our team will visit the property and assess the integrity of the residence’s chimney system, identify whether your chimney cap needs to be replaced. If your chimney’s cap is rusting and breaking away from your roof, Expressway’s team will replace all of the areas around the spots in question and help to keep your structure’s roof defended. Expressway regularly fixes chimney caps that can no longer do its job in preserving a dwelling from aggressive water.

If there are undiscovered cracks or compromises in this masonry, the leakage can be faster and more pervasive. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other dwelling building materials can be heavily damaged by regular water insertion. Mold is known to be threatening to humans and pets – and – if water is eroding down into your property, the growth can be widespread and very expensive to repair. We suggest you call Expressway to analyze your roof and chimney soon.

The Chimney Repair Contractors

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. Part of our chimney inspection service includes a close up look at the chimney cap. We have the proper tools and training and take pride in doing every job precisely the first time. However, our chimney experts know that there are a ton of other chimney contractors options to choose from. Why choose Expressway? Our chimney experts could talk about quality and the ‘Expressway Advantage’. We let Expressway’s work speak for itself. Feel free to check out Expressway’s Google reviews – or even look at some of Expressway’s previous work. Our technicians know that after you take a look, you will see just how much delight our technicians take in each chimney project. If it’s time for a chimney cap inspection or you know there’s trouble with your chimney cap, you can call us at 631.772.6363.