Chimney Cap Repairs For Blue Point

What Harm Does A Chimney Cap Repair Replace?

A chimney cap repair is frequently your Blue Point residence’s first line of defense against water problems. A chimney cap is one of the most essential parts of a home’s healthy chimney. Most homeowners don’t give a lot of thought to their Blue Point home’s (or business’s) chimney caps integrity. Chimney cap repairs are necessary to forestall your Blue Point residence from water damage. The chimney cap caulking used to keep your chimney cap in place will slowly erode, making the roof wide open to leaks. If water gets past the chimney cap, there is nothing left to stop it from damaging into your structure’s structure’s walls and ceilings.

A chimney cap’s purpose is to impede rain water and melting snow from infiltrating your dwelling. When installed correctly, proper chimney cap repairs will serve you for many years. Expressway provides chimney cap inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney assessments to cushion your chimney as well as the roof and attic from the inevitable deterioration caused by excessive water intrusion.

Watching Chimney Cap Damage

Following a storm, walk around your dwelling and check 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 home that start to leak, call Expressway Roofing & Chimney immediately. Our professional chimney techs will find the source of the leak and fix it ASAP. Leaky roofs almost always cause additional problems to other parts of your structure which can include the growth of sickening 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 eroding into the attic or into walls or down stairs that you can see?

How Does A Chimney Cap Become Clogged?

A variety of parts can weaken your chimney cap and start the need for either a chimney cap repair or a chimney cap installation. Harm producers definitely include powerful winds that can move the chimney cap material. Rust weakening are common with certain types of chimney cap metals. Workers on the Blue Point roof may also inadvertently harm or dislodge the chimney cap. A chimney cap that has rusted from the elements will eventually cause weakening to your roofing system, as your chimney cap repair helps stall water leakage from occurring to your roof deck and shingle system. With so much to gain from having properly installed or maintained chimney cap, it’s always important to ensure that your chimney cap is kept in optimum working order.

Some Signs Your Chimney Needs A New Cap:

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

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

Chimney Cap Problems

Many of the structure’s chimneys in Blue Point are over 50 years old (or more) and failing. The next factor that we would inspect the bricks that are above the chimney cap need to be addressed. Missing mortar joints also need to be fixed and or re-tuckpointed so that the water can effortlessly pass by the chimney cap.

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

If there are undiscovered cracks or compromises in this masonry, the damage can be faster and more pervasive. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other dwelling building materials can be seriously broken by regular water invasion. Because leakage occurrs below the roof and out of sight, customers may not become aware of possible damage until a major safety and property risk occurs. We suggest you call Expressway to check your roof and chimney soon.

Chimney Cap Repairs By Expressway

One company doesn’t fit all. This is one of the answers to why it’s not advisable for the average customer to perform a chimney cap installation on their own house. When Expressway’s expert roofing experts build and construct new chimney cap, our pros take the time to make sure the chimney cap repair chimney cap appears a good fit – in terms of shape and size for your chimney and roof. Our technicians have the proper tools and training and take pride in doing every job properly the first time. However, our chimney experts know that there are hundreds of other chimney contractors options to choose from. Why choose Expressway’s chimney experts? We could talk about quality and the ‘Expressway Advantage’. Our chimney experts let our work speak for itself. Feel free to check out Expressway’s Google reviews – or even look at some of our previous work. Our chimney experts know that after you take a look, you will see just how much delight our chimney experts take in each venture. If it’s time for a chimney cap inspection or you know there’s trouble with the chimney cap, you can call Blue Point’s local chimney experts at 631.772.6363.