Chimney Cap Repairs For East Shoreham

Some Of The Various Types Of Chimney Caps

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 imperitive parts of a dwelling’s healthy chimney. Most homeowners don’t give a lot of thought to their East Shoreham home’s (or business’s) chimney caps integrity. Chimney cap repairs are necessary to hamper your East Shoreham residence from water problems. Chimney cap repairs are usually made with cement or thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are most commonly mounted beneath your roof’s shingles. If water gets beyond your chimney cap, there is nothing left to stop it from aggressive into your home’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. If water is allowed to intrude into the dwelling through a gap caused by harmed or missing chimney cap, there should be major cause for alarm. Expressway provides chimney cap inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to protect the chimney as well as your roof and attic from the inevitable rust caused by excessive water penetration.

Chimney Cap Trouble To Look For

Even if your chimney seems to be fine after a heavy rain or snow storm, there could still be underlying damage that might not be obvious to a novice eye. If, when it starts to rain, you notice that there are areas in your structure that start to leak, call us immediately. Our highly-skilled chimney techs will find the source of the damage and reseal it ASAP. On your home’s roof, do you see sickening mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water leaking into the attic or into walls that you can see?

Do I Need My Chimney Cap Repaired?

A variety of parts 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. Rust leaks are common with certain types of chimney cap materials. Workers on a East Shoreham roof may also inadvertently damage or dislodge the chimney cap. A chimney cap that has deteriorated from the elements will eventually cause damage to the roofing system, as your chimney cap repair helps impede water leakage from happening to your roof deck and shingle system. With so much to gain from having properly installed or maintained chimney cap, it’s important to ensure that the chimney cap is kept in efficient working order.

Some Signs the Chimney Needs A New Cap:

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

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

Spotting Damaged Chimney Caps

Many of the home’s chimneys in East Shoreham are over 50 years old (or more) and failing. Most of the time, this can be repaired 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 corrected and or re-tuckpointed so that the water can effortlessly pass by the chimney cap.

Expressway’s team will visit the property and assess the integrity of the home’s chimney system, identify whether the 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 places in question and help to keep the home’s roof secured. Chimney leakage typically begins to erode chimney masonry below the roofline.

If there are undiscovered cracks or compromises in this masonry, the harm can be faster and more pervasive. Mold growth – which is most commonly in dark, undrafted and damp sections are excellent for growing and harboring unhealthy mold. Because leakage occurrs below the roof and out of sight, customers may not become aware of any danger 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

One chimney company doesn’t fit all. This is one of the keys to why it’s not advisable for the average property owner to perform a chimney cap repair on their own house. Part of our chimney inspection service includes a close up assess at the chimney cap. Expressway would love to handle all of your chimney cap repairs and other residence needs. However, our technicians know that there are a ton of other companies options to choose from. Why choose us? Our technicians could talk about quality and the ‘Expressway Advantage’. Our technicians let our work speak for itself. Feel free to check out our Google reviews – or even look at some of our previous work. Our pros know that after you take a look, you will see just how much dignity our chimney experts take in each chimney project. If it’s time for a chimney cap inspection or you know there’s trouble with your chimney cap, you can contact us at 631.772.6363.

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