Chimney Cap Repairs For East Hampton

What’s The Need For Chimney Cap Repairs?

A chimney cap repair is typically your East Hampton dwelling’s first line of defense against water damage. A chimney cap is one of the most essential parts of a structure’s healthy chimney. Most customers don’t give a lot of thought to their East Hampton home’s (or business’s) chimney caps integrity. Chimney cap repairs are necessary to stall your East Hampton dwelling from water damage. The chimney cap caulking used to keep your chimney cap in place will slowly erode, making your roof wide open to leaks. Warped or missing chimney cap parts can lead to serious water leak and severe leakage to your East Hampton property and parts of the chimney.

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

Looking Chimney Cap Damage

Following a storm, walk around your dwelling and test for water stains and in your house and ceilings using a flashlight – if possible. Water stains could indicate the start of your chimney leaking issue. Expressway’s professional chimney pros recommend you never let leaks go without address for very long. On your structure’s roof, do you see unhealthy 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?

Repairing Your Own Chimney Cap

A variety of things can damage your chimney cap and start the need for either a chimney cap repair or a chimney cap installation. Squirrels, raccoons and other animals may be tearing at the chimney cap to get in. Incorrectly-installed chimney caps or poor-quality cement or caulking used in the sealing process. Workers on a East Hampton roof may also inadvertently break or dislodge the chimney cap. If the chimney’s cap seems to be damaged, it can quickly become a major problem if left omitted. With so much to gain from having precisely 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 the chimney cap is damaged
• When the chimney cap appears rusted or rotted through
• If your chimney cap is coming loose
• the chimney cap seems to be covered with roofing tar
• You’re installing new roof shingles – or having other roofing work done
• the chimney is leaking water into your home.

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

Spotting Damaged Chimney Caps

Many of the residence’s chimneys in East Hampton are over 50 years old (or more) and failing. The next component that our technicians would look the bricks that are above the chimney cap need to be corrected. Last – but not least – almost every fireplace’s crown needs to be inspected for cracks, damage or breaks at least once a month.

Expressway’s team will visit your property and assess the integrity of the structure’s chimney system, identify whether the chimney cap needs to be addressed. Chimney inspection looks to be a small maintenance task, but it’s one that you can’t afford to overlook. Expressway regularly addresses chimney caps that can no longer do its job in securing a residence from penetrating water.

Dwelling pieces can simply develop breakage over time. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other structure building products can be really harmed by regular water aggression. Because damage happens below the roof and out of sight, property owners may not become aware of possible damage until a major safety and property risk occurs. We suggest you call Expressway to analyze your roof and chimney soon.

Chimney Cap Repairs By Expressway

Reach out to Expressway’s team of qualified professionals today to get started! There are many components of a chimney system. Chimney caps often need to be customized correctly in order to work correctly. Part of Expressway’s chimney inspection service includes a close up assess at your 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 hundreds of other companies options to choose from. Why choose us? Our chimney experts could talk about quality and the ‘Expressway Advantage’. We 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 technicians know that after you take a look, you will see just how much delight our pros take in each task. If it’s time for a chimney cap inspection or you know there’s trouble with your chimney cap, you can reach East Hampton’s local chimney experts at 631.772.6363.