Chimney Cap Repairs For North Baldwin

What’s The Need For Chimney Cap Repairs?

A chimney cap repair is most commonly your North Baldwin property’s first line of integrity against water problems. A chimney cap is one of the most imperitive parts of a home’s healthy chimney. Chimney cap damage is rarely seen from the ground – or even noticed – until something goes awry with it. Chimney cap repairs are necessary to impede your North Baldwin dwelling from water damage. Chimney cap repairs are frequently made with cement or thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are typically mounted beneath your roof’s shingles. Warped or missing chimney cap parts can lead to serious water leak and severe leakage to your North Baldwin residence and parts of the chimney.

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 your residence through a gap caused by leaking or missing chimney cap, there should be major cause for damage. Expressway provides chimney cap inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney assessments to secure your chimney as well as the roof and attic from the inevitable deterioration caused by excessive water intrusion.

Evaluating Chimney Cap Damage

Following a storm, walk around your dwelling and evaluate 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 residence that start to leak, call Expressway Roofing & Chimney immediately. Our professional chimney techs will find the source of the issue and reseal it ASAP. On your dwelling’s roof, do you see dangerous mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? If you notice unhealthy mold, shrinking, blistering or curling shingles, contact an highly-skilled chimney cap chimney company 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

Here in the NY tri-state area (and especially in North Baldwin) we get quite a bit of sun, wind, sleet, rain and snow every year. Leakage producers definitely include powerful winds that can free the chimney cap material. Rust harms are common with certain types of chimney cap products. Workers on your North Baldwin roof may also inadvertently harm or dislodge the chimney cap. If the chimney’s cap seems to be broken, it can quickly become a major problem if left omitted. 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 fine working order.

Some Signs your Chimney Needs A New Cap:

• If your chimney cap is damaged
• When the chimney cap is 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 seems to be leaking water into your structure.

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

Spotting Damaged Chimney Caps

Many of the chimneys that our pros repair are the same chimney caps that were installed when the chimney was originally built. 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 scrutinized for cracks, problems or breaks at least once a month.

Expressway’s team will visit the property and assess the integrity of the dwelling’s chimney system, identify whether your chimney cap needs to be addressed. 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 damaging water.

If there are undiscovered cracks or compromises in this masonry, the harm can be faster and more pervasive. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other residence building products can be heavily damaged by regular water infiltration. Because damage begins below the roof and out of sight, clients may not become aware of any danger until a major safety and property risk occurs. We suggest you call Expressway to test your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway: The Chimney Cap Repair Contractors

Reach out to Expressway’s team of roofing experts today to get started! There are many things of the chimney system. Chimney caps often need to be customized precisely in order to work correctly. Part of Expressway’s chimney inspection service includes a close up inspect at the chimney cap. Expressway would love to handle all of the chimney cap problems and other residence needs. However, our chimney experts know that there are a ton of other companies options to choose from. Why choose us? Our pros could talk about quality and the ‘Expressway Advantage’. We 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. We know that after you take a look, you will see just how much pride our pros 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 Expressway Roofing & Chimney at 631.772.6363.

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