Chimney Cap Repairs For East Hills

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. Your chimney cap is one of the most overlooked areas when it comes to the adequate upkeep of a home. Most homeowners don’t give a lot of thought to their East Hills home’s (or business’s) chimney caps integrity. When roof or chimney cap repair becomes problematic, it loses it imperviousness and resistance to water and initiates a host of other weakening. 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. Chimney cap repair is your first line of defense from water penetration.

A chimney cap’s purpose is to avert rain water and melting snow from eroding your dwelling. When installed properly, proper chimney cap repairs will serve you for many years. Expressway provides chimney cap inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to defend your chimney as well as the roof and attic from the inevitable deterioration caused by excessive water penetration.

Analyzing For Chimney Cap Damage

Following a storm, walk around your residence and analyze 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 professional chimney pros recommend you never let leaks go without replace for very long. On your home’s roof, do you see risky mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? 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 East Hills) we get quite a bit of sun, wind, sleet, rain and snow every year. Problem producers definitely include powerful winds that can dislodge the chimney cap material. Rust trouble are common with certain types of chimney cap metals. Old age – i.e. many cold winters and hot summers. A chimney cap that has corroded from the elements will eventually cause problems to your roofing system, as your chimney cap repair helps avert water damage from happening to your 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 A Chimney Needs A New Cap:

• If the chimney cap is missing
• When the chimney cap is rusted or rotted through
• If your chimney cap is 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 appears leaking water into your home.

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

Recognizing Trouble Below The Surface

Many of the chimneys that our pros repair are the same chimney caps that were installed when the chimney was first built. The next factor that our technicians would assess the bricks that are above the chimney cap need to be corrected. Missing mortar joints also need to be addressed 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 under the chimney cap. If your chimney’s cap is rusting and breaking away from your roof, Expressway’s team will replace all of the areas around the spots in question and help to keep the structure’s roof preserved. Expressway regularly addresses chimney caps that can no longer do its job in cushioning a structure from damaging water.

Dwelling materials can simply develop breakage over time. Mold growth – which is typically in dark, undrafted and damp sections are perfect for growing and harboring threatening mold. Mold is known to be toxic to humans and pets – and – if water is leaking down into your structure, the growth can be widespread and very expensive to repair. We suggest you call Expressway to test your roof and chimney soon.

The Chimney Repair Pros

One company doesn’t fit all. There are many features of your chimney system. Chimney caps often need to be customized properly in order to work precisely. When Expressway’s highly-skilled roofing experts install and construct new chimney cap, our pros take the time to make sure the chimney cap repair chimney cap appears a pure fit – in terms of shape and size for your chimney and roof. We have the correct 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’. Our technicians 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. Our pros know that after you take a look, you will see just how much pride our technicians 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 East Hills’s local chimney experts at 631.772.6363.