Chimney Cap Repairs For North Fork

What’s The Need For Chimney Cap Repairs?

Chimney caps protect the spot atop the chimney from leaking water where the roof meets the chimney. Your chimney cap is one of the most forgotten sections when it comes to the adequate conservation of a property. Most clients don’t give a lot of thought to their North Fork home’s (or business’s) chimney caps integrity. When roof or chimney cap repair becomes harmful, it loses it imperviousness and resistance to water and causes a host of other damage. The chimney cap caulking used to keep the chimney cap in place will slowly erode, making your roof wide open to leaks. If water gets beyond your chimney cap, there is nothing left to stop it from damaging into the 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 your chimney. If water is allowed to flow down into your structure through a gap caused by damages or missing chimney cap, there should be major cause for concern. Expressway provides chimney cap inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney assessments to preserve the chimney as well as the roof and attic from the inevitable rust caused by excessive water intrusion.

Assessing Chimney Cap Damage

Following a storm, walk around your home and test 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 dwelling that start to leak, call Expressway Roofing & Chimney immediately. Our trained chimney techs will find the source of the issue and repair it ASAP. On your structure’s roof, do you see unhealthy mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water eroding into the attic or into walls that you can see?

Do I Need My Chimney Cap Repaired?

A variety of factors can dislodge the chimney cap and initiate 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 damage are common with certain types of chimney cap metals. Workers on your home’s North Fork roof may also inadvertently damage or dislodge the chimney cap. A chimney cap that has rotted from the elements will eventually cause harm to your roofing system, as the chimney cap repair helps hamper water problems from happening to the roof deck and shingle system. With so much to gain from having precisely installed or maintained chimney cap, it’s important to ensure that your chimney cap is kept in optimum working order.

Some Signs the Chimney Needs A New Cap:

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

Whether your North Fork 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 chimneys that our chimney experts 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. Missing mortar joints also need to be renovated and or re-tuckpointed so that the water can cautiously pass by the chimney cap.

Chimney crown cracks are one of the main reasons that chimney can leak underneath the chimney cap. If your chimney’s cap is rusting and breaking away from the roof, our team will replace all of the areas around the areas in question and help to keep your property’s roof cushioned. Chimney problems 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 frequently in dark, undrafted and damp spots are optimal for growing and harboring unhealthy mold. Because damage begins below the roof and out of sight, clients may not become aware of a leak until a major safety and property risk occurs. We suggest you call Expressway to check your roof and chimney soon.

The Chimney Repair Pros

One company doesn’t fit all. There are many parts of the chimney system. Chimney caps often need to be customized exactly in order to work exactly. Part of our chimney inspection service includes a close up assess at your chimney cap. Expressway would love to handle all of the chimney cap repairs and other dwelling needs. However, our chimney experts know that there are a lot of other chimney companies options to choose from. Why choose Expressway’s chimney experts? Our technicians could talk about quality and the ‘Expressway Advantage’. Our pros 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. We know that after you take a look, you will see just how much pride our technicians take in each job. If it’s time for a chimney cap inspection or you know there’s trouble with your chimney cap, you can call Expressway Roofing & Chimney at 631.772.6363.

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