Chimney Cap Repairs For Massapequa

What’s The Need For Chimney Cap Repairs?

Chimney caps preserve the spot atop the chimney from leaking water where the roof meets the chimney. Your chimney cap is one of the most overlooked places when it comes to the adequate upkeep of a home. Most clients don’t give a lot of thought to their Massapequa home’s (or business’s) chimney caps integrity. Chimney cap repairs are necessary to stall your Massapequa property from water damage. Chimney cap repairs are typically made with cement or thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are typically mounted beneath the roof’s shingles. If water gets below the chimney cap, there is nothing left to stop it from infiltrating into the property’s structure’s walls and ceilings.

A chimney cap’s purpose is to stall rain water and melting snow from damaging your residence. If water seems to be allowed to get in into the residence through a gap caused by harmed or missing chimney cap, there should be major cause for damage. Expressway provides chimney cap inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to protect the chimney as well as your roof and attic from the inevitable corrosion caused by excessive water intrusion.

Checking Chimney Cap Damage

Even if your chimney seems to be okay after a heavy rain or snow storm, there could still be underlying leakage that might not be noticeable to a novice eye. If, when it starts to rain, you notice that there are areas in your structure that start to leak, call Expressway Roofing & Chimney immediately. Expressway’s professional chimney pros recommend you never let leaks go without fix for very long. Leaky roofs almost always cause additional leakage to other parts of your structure which can include the growth of unhealthy mold and mildew… and that will then cost you thousands more to fix. If you notice dangerous mold, shrinking, blistering or curling shingles, call an highly-skilled chimney cap chimney contractor such as Expressway to analyze your structure’s roof and recommend an appropriate course of action before it’s too late.

Correcting Your Own Chimney Cap

A variety of things can harm the 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 weakening are common with certain types of chimney cap materials. Old age – i.e. many cold winters and hot summers. If your chimney’s cap is damaged, it can quickly become a major issue if left ignored. 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 efficient working order.

Some Signs Your Chimney Needs A New Cap:

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

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

Chimney Cap Inspections

Many of the residence’s chimneys in Massapequa 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 repaired and or re-tuckpointed so that the water can guardedly pass by the chimney cap.

Chimney crown cracks are one of the main reasons that chimney can leak beyond the chimney cap. Chimney inspection seems 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 preserving a structure from infiltrating water.

If there are undiscovered cracks or compromises in this masonry, the breakage can be faster and more pervasive. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other structure building products can be severely deteriorated by regular water penetration. Mold is known to be noxious to humans and pets – and – if water is infiltrating down into your home, the growth can be widespread and very expensive to remedy. We suggest you call Expressway to analyze your roof and chimney soon.

The Chimney Repair Company

Reach out to our team of roofing experts today to get started! There are many factors of the chimney system. Chimney caps often need to be customized properly in order to work exactly. When Expressway’s expert roofing experts build and construct new chimney cap, our pros take the time to make sure the product chimney cap appears a expert fit – in terms of shape and size for the chimney and roof. Expressway would love to handle all of the chimney cap repairs and other dwelling needs. However, we know that there are hundreds of other companies options to choose from. Why choose us? Our pros could talk about quality and the ‘Expressway Advantage’. Our chimney experts let Expressway’s 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 satisfaction our pros take in each job. If it’s time for a chimney cap inspection or you know there’s trouble with the chimney cap, you can call us at 631.772.6363.