Chimney Cap Repairs For Town Of Brookhaven

What’s The Need For Chimney Cap Repairs?

A chimney cap repair is usually your Town Of Brookhaven dwelling’s first line of protection against water breakage. A chimney cap is one of the most imperitive parts of a property’s healthy chimney. Chimney cap damage is rarely seen from the ground – or even noticed – until something goes awry with it. Chimney cap repairs are necessary to stop your Town Of Brookhaven dwelling from water leakage. Chimney cap repairs are generally made with cement or thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are most commonly mounted beneath the roof’s shingles. If water gets beyond your chimney cap, there is nothing left to stop it from aggressive into the residence’s structure’s walls and ceilings.

A chimney cap repair is typically made with concrete or metal – spread or screwed to fit securely around the top of the chimney. If water seems to be allowed to flow down into your property through a gap caused by damages or missing chimney cap, there should be major cause for worry. Expressway provides chimney cap inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to protect the chimney as well as the roof and attic from the inevitable deterioration caused by excessive water penetration.

Inspecting For Chimney Cap Damage

Even if your chimney appears okay after a heavy rain or snow storm, there could still be underlying problems that might not be noticeable to a novice eye. If, when it starts to rain, you notice that there are areas in your structure that start to leak, call us immediately. Our highly-skilled chimney techs will find the source of the complication and repair it ASAP. Leaky roofs almost always cause additional leakage to other parts of your residence which can include the growth of noxious mold and mildew… and that will then cost the owner thousands more to fix. 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?

Do I Need My Chimney Cap Repaired?

Here in the NY tri-state area (and especially in Town Of Brookhaven) 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. Rust weakening are common with certain types of chimney cap materials. Workers on your home’s Town Of Brookhaven roof may also inadvertently harm or dislodge the chimney cap. A chimney cap that has deteriorated from the elements will eventually cause damage to your roofing system, as the chimney cap repair helps stall water leakage from happening to the roof deck and shingle system. With so much to gain from having correctly installed or maintained chimney cap, it’s important to ensure that the chimney cap is kept in efficient working order.

Some Signs Your Chimney Needs A New Cap:

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

Whether your Town Of Brookhaven house 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.

Chimney Cap Inspections

Many of the chimneys that we repair are the same chimney caps that were installed when the chimney was first 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.

Chimney crown cracks are one of the main reasons that chimney can leak past the chimney cap. Chimney inspection looks to be a small maintenance task, but it’s one that you can’t afford to overlook. Chimney leakage usually begins to erode chimney masonry below the roofline.

Dwelling pieces can simply develop problems over time. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other home building products can be really harmed by regular water penetration. Mold is known to be noxious to humans and pets – and – if water is eroding down into your structure, the growth can be widespread and very expensive to reseal. We suggest you call Expressway to check your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway: The Chimney Cap Repair Experts

One chimney company doesn’t fit all. This is one of the redresses to why it’s not advisable for the average homeowner to perform a chimney cap repair on their own house. When Expressway’s highly-skilled chimney pros install and construct new chimney cap, our technicians take the time to make sure the material chimney cap looks to be a good fit – in terms of shape and size for your chimney and roof. Our chimney experts have the latest tools and training and take pride in doing every job precisely the first time. However, our pros know that there are a ton of other chimney contractors options to choose from. Why choose us? Our technicians 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. Our chimney experts know that after you take a look, you will see just how much dignity our pros take in each project. If it’s time for a chimney cap inspection or you know there’s trouble with your chimney cap, you can contact us at 631.772.6363.