Chimney Cap Repairs For Williston Park

What Problems Does A Chimney Cap Repair Repair?

Chimney caps secure the spot atop the chimney from leaking water where the roof meets the chimney. A chimney cap is one of the most important parts of a residence’s healthy chimney. Most clients don’t give a lot of thought to their Williston Park home’s (or business’s) chimney caps integrity. When roof or chimney cap repair becomes broken, it loses it imperviousness and resistance to water and initiates a host of other leaks. Chimney cap repairs are most commonly made with cement or thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are generally mounted beneath the roof’s shingles. Replacing the chimney cap (or chimney cap sealants) from time to time will go a long way in water tightening the roof and securing your Williston Park property 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 seems to be allowed to enter into the residence through a gap caused by broken or missing chimney cap, there should be major cause for leaks. Expressway provides chimney cap inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney assessments to secure the chimney as well as your roof and attic from the inevitable rotting caused by excessive water penetration.

Chimney Cap Damage To Watch For

Following a storm, walk around your residence and evaluate for water stains and in your house and ceilings using a flashlight – if possible. Water stains could indicate the start of your chimney leaking complication. Expressway’s professional chimney pros recommend you never let leaks go without replace for very long. On your home’s roof, do you see noxious mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water damaging into the attic or into walls or down stairs that you can see?

How Does A Chimney Cap Become Worrisome?

A variety of conditions can damage your chimney cap and start the need for either a chimney cap repair or a chimney cap installation. Leakage producers definitely include powerful winds that can displace the chimney cap material. Rust problems are common with certain types of chimney cap materials. Old age – i.e. many cold winters and hot summers. If the chimney’s cap appears harmed, it can quickly become a major problem if left overlooked. With so much to gain from having correctly installed or maintained chimney cap, it is important to ensure that your chimney cap is kept in good working order.

Some Signs Your Chimney Needs A New Cap:

• If your chimney cap is damaged
• When your chimney cap seems to be rusted or rotted through
• If the chimney cap is coming loose
• the 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 home.

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

Spotting Leaky Chimney Caps

Many of the chimneys that our chimney experts 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 fixed and or re-tuckpointed so that the water can guardedly pass by the chimney cap.

Chimney crown cracks are one of the main reasons that chimney can leak beyond the chimney cap. Chimney inspection appears a small maintenance task, but it’s one that you can’t afford to overlook. Expressway regularly repairs chimney caps that can no longer do its job in protecting a dwelling from damaging water.

Home pieces can simply develop damage over time. Mold growth – which is frequently in dark, undrafted and damp sections are best for growing and harboring adverse mold. Mold is known to be toxic to humans and pets – and – if water is infiltrating down into your home, the growth can be widespread and very expensive to reseal. We suggest you call Expressway to test your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway: The Chimney Cap Repair Experts

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 repair on their own chimney. Part of Expressway’s chimney inspection service includes a close up evaluate at your chimney cap. Our technicians have the proper tools and training and take pride in doing every job properly the first time. However, we know that there are a lot of other chimney companies options to choose from. Why choose Expressway’s chimney experts? We could talk about quality and the ‘Expressway Advantage’. Our pros 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. We know that after you take a look, you will see just how much dignity our chimney experts 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 call Expressway Roofing & Chimney at 631.772.6363.