Chimney Cap Repairs For Orient Point

A Few Of The Many Types Of Chimney Caps

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 essential parts of a home’s healthy chimney. Most clients don’t give a lot of thought to their Orient Point home’s (or business’s) chimney caps integrity. When roof or chimney cap repair becomes problematic, it loses it imperviousness and resistance to water and starts a host of other damage. Chimney cap repairs are most commonly made with cement or thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are generally mounted beneath the roof’s shingles. Replacing your chimney cap (or chimney cap sealants) from time to time will go a long way in water tightening the roof and cushioning your Orient Point residence from water damage.

A chimney cap’s purpose is to hamper rain water and melting snow from damaging your house. If water appears allowed to penetrate into your residence through a gap caused by leaking or missing chimney cap, there should be major cause for alarm. Expressway provides chimney cap inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to secure the chimney as well as the roof and attic from the inevitable rotting caused by excessive water penetration.

Chimney Cap Harm To Evaluate For

Even if your chimney looks okay after a heavy rain or snow storm, there could still be underlying damage that might not be evident to a novice eye. If, when it starts to rain, you notice that there are areas in your home that start to leak, call your local roofing experts immediately. Expressway’s expert chimney pros recommend you never let leaks go without repair for very long. On your structure’s roof, do you see detrimental mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? If you notice adverse mold, shrinking, blistering or curling shingles, reach an fully-trained chimney cap company such as Expressway to evaluate your home’s roof and recommend an appropriate course of action before it’s too late.

Do I Need My Chimney Cap Repaired?

Here in the NY tri-state area (and especially in Orient Point) we get quite a bit of sun, wind, sleet, rain and snow every year. Squirrels, raccoons and other animals may be tearing at the chimney cap to get in. Imprecisely-installed chimney caps or poor-quality cement or caulking used in the sealing process. Old age – i.e. many cold winters and hot summers. If your chimney’s cap seems to be leaky, it can quickly become a major problem if left slighted. 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 optimum working order.

Some Signs The Chimney Needs A New Cap:

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

Whether your Orient Point property 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.

Recognizing Disturbances Below The Surface

Many of the residence’s chimneys in Orient Point are over 50 years old (or more) and failing. The next element that our pros would assess the bricks that are above the chimney cap need to be renovated. Missing mortar joints also need to be renovated 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 appears a small maintenance task, but it’s one that you can’t afford to overlook. Chimney leakage frequently begins to erode chimney masonry below the roofline.

Property products can simply develop breakage over time. Mold growth – which is generally in dark, undrafted and damp areas are perfect for growing and harboring noxious mold. Because leakage occurrs below the roof and out of sight, property owners may not become aware of a leak until a major safety and property risk occurs. We suggest you call Expressway to inspect your roof and chimney soon.

Chimney Cap Repairs By Expressway

One company doesn’t fit all. This is one of the keys to why it’s not advisable for the average homeowner to perform a chimney cap installation on their own roof. Part of Expressway’s chimney inspection service includes a close up analyze at the chimney cap. Expressway would love to handle all of the chimney cap repairs and other residence needs. However, our technicians know that there are a ton of other chimney companies options to choose from. Why choose Expressway’s chimney experts? Our technicians could talk about quality and the ‘Expressway Advantage’. We 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 chimney experts know that after you take a look, you will see just how much pride our technicians 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 contact us at 631.772.6363.