Chimney Cap Repairs For Laurel Hollow

What’s The Need For Chimney Cap Repairs?

Chimney caps cushion the section atop the chimney from leaking water where the roof meets the chimney. A chimney cap is one of the most pertinent parts of a home’s healthy chimney. Chimney cap damage is rarely seen from the ground – or even noticed – until something goes wrong with it. Chimney cap repairs are necessary to stop your Laurel Hollow dwelling from water leakage. The chimney cap caulking used to keep your chimney cap in place will slowly erode, making the roof open to leaks. If water gets underneath your chimney cap, there is nothing left to stop it from infiltrating into the residence’s structure’s walls and ceilings.

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

Watching For Chimney Cap Damage

Following a storm, walk around your home and maintain 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 structure that start to leak, call us immediately. Our highly-skilled chimney techs will find the source of the breakage and repair it ASAP. Leaky roofs almost always cause additional leakage to other parts of your residence which can include the growth of ssickening mold and mildew… and that will then cost you thousands more to replace. Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water penetrating into the attic or into walls that you can see?

How Does A Chimney Cap Become Concerning?

A variety of things can weaken the chimney cap and initiate the need for either a chimney cap repair or a chimney cap installation. Damage producers definitely include powerful winds that can displace 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 rotted from the elements will eventually cause weakening to the roofing system, as your chimney cap repair helps stall water damages from happening to the roof deck and shingle system. With so much to gain from having precisely installed or maintained chimney cap, it’s always important to ensure that your chimney cap is kept in excellent working order.

Some Signs your Chimney Needs A New Cap:

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

Whether your Laurel Hollow dwelling 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.

Spotting Damaged Chimney Caps

Many of the property’s chimneys in Laurel Hollow are over 50 years old (or more) and failing. Most of the time, this can be resealed by cutting out the old metal chimney cap with an angle grinder and replacing it with a new chimney cap. Last – but not least – almost every fireplace’s crown needs to be studied for cracks, defects or breaks at least once a month.

Chimney crown cracks are one of the main reasons that chimney can leak under the chimney cap. 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 your residence’s roof preserved. Expressway regularly addresses chimney caps that can no longer do its job in defending a home from eroding water.

House products can simply develop breakage over time. Mold growth – which is usually in dark, undrafted and damp sections are excellent for growing and harboring risky mold. Because damage happens below the roof and out of sight, customers may not become aware of a leak until a major safety and property risk occurs. We suggest you call Expressway to test your roof and chimney soon.

Chimney Cap Repairs By Expressway

Reach out to Expressway’s team of chimney repair technicians today to get started! There are many things of your chimney system. Chimney caps often need to be customized exactly in order to work precisely. When Expressway’s highly-skilled chimney repair technicians craft new chimney cap, our chimney experts take the time to make sure the material chimney cap is a pure fit – in terms of shape and size for your chimney and roof. Our pros have the latest tools and training and take pride in doing every job exactly the first time. However, our technicians know that there are a ton of other chimney contractors options to choose from. Why choose Expressway? Our pros could talk about quality and the ‘Expressway Advantage’. Our technicians let Expressway’s work speak for itself. Feel free to check out our 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 call us at 631.772.6363.

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