Chimney Cap Repairs For Wyandanch

What Problems Does A Chimney Cap Repair Replace?

Chimney caps secure the spot atop the chimney from leaking water where the roof meets the chimney. Your chimney cap is one of the most neglected places when it comes to the adequate preservation of a property. Most customers don’t give a lot of thought to their Wyandanch home’s (or business’s) chimney caps integrity. When roof or chimney cap repair becomes leaky, it loses it imperviousness and resistance to water and starts a host of other leaks. Chimney cap repairs are usually made with cement or thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are usually mounted beneath the roof’s shingles. If water gets past the chimney cap, there is nothing left to stop it from leaking into your dwelling’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. When installed exactly, proper chimney cap repairs will serve you for many years. Expressway provides chimney cap inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to secure the chimney as well as your roof and attic from the inevitable rotting caused by excessive water aggression.

Looking Chimney Cap Damage

Following a storm, walk around your structure and inspect for water stains and in your house and ceilings using a flashlight – if possible. Water stains could indicate the start of your chimney leaking problem. Expressway’s expert chimney pros recommend you never let leaks go without address for very long. Leaky roofs almost always cause additional leakage to other parts of your structure which can include the growth of harmful mold and mildew… and that will then cost the owner thousands more to remedy. Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water leaking 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 Wyandanch) 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. Old age – i.e. many cold winters and hot summers. A chimney cap that has rusted from the elements will eventually cause weakening to your roofing system, as your chimney cap repair helps prevent 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 is important to ensure that the chimney cap is kept in prime working order.

Some Signs The Chimney Needs A New Cap:

• If the chimney cap is broken
• When your chimney cap is rusted or rotted through
• If the chimney cap seems to be 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.

Whether your Wyandanch 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 initially built. The next part that our chimney experts would watch the bricks that are above the chimney cap need to be fixed. Missing mortar joints also need to be addressed and or re-tuckpointed so that the water can readily pass by the chimney cap.

Expressway’s team will visit your property and assess the integrity of the dwelling’s chimney system, identify whether your chimney cap needs to be resealed. If the chimney’s cap is rusting and breaking away from the roof, Expressway’s team will replace all of the areas around the areas in question and help to keep the home’s roof secured. Expressway regularly repairs chimney caps that can no longer do its job in protecting a dwelling from eroding water.

Structural products can simply develop leakage over time. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other structure building products can be heavily broken by regular water aggression. Mold is known to be harmful to humans and pets – and – if water is leaking down into your home, the growth can be widespread and very expensive to remedy. We suggest you call Expressway to maintain your roof and chimney soon.

Chimney Cap Repairs By Expressway

One chimney contractor doesn’t fit all. This is one of the answers to why it’s not advisable for the average property owner to perform a chimney cap repair on their own roof. When Expressway’s fully-trained chimney repair technicians craft and construct new chimney cap, our pros take the time to make sure the product chimney cap appears a good fit – in terms of shape and size for your chimney and roof. Expressway would love to handle all of the chimney cap repairs and other home needs. However, our chimney experts know that there are a lot of other chimney companies options to choose from. Why choose us? We could talk about quality and the ‘Expressway Advantage’. Our technicians let Expressway’s work speak for itself. Feel free to check out Expressway’s Google reviews – or even look at some of our previous work. Our technicians know that after you take a look, you will see just how much pride our pros take in each job. If it’s time for a chimney cap inspection or you know there’s trouble with the chimney cap, you can contact us at 631.772.6363.