Chimney Cap Repairs For South Hempstead

What Trouble Does A Chimney Cap Repair Repair?

A chimney cap repair is generally your South Hempstead dwelling’s first line of integrity against water damage. A chimney cap is one of the most pertinent parts of a residence’s healthy chimney. Most homeowners don’t give a lot of thought to their South Hempstead 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 initiates a host of other damage. Chimney cap repairs are most commonly made with cement or thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are usually mounted beneath your roof’s shingles. Chimney cap repair is your first line of defense from water aggression.

A chimney cap’s purpose is to impede rain water and melting snow from infiltrating your structure. If water looks allowed to flow down into your structure through a gap caused by leaking or missing chimney cap, there should be major cause for worry. Expressway provides chimney cap inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to preserve your chimney as well as your roof and attic from the inevitable corrosion caused by excessive water infiltration.

Inspecting Chimney Cap Damage

Following a storm, walk around your dwelling and maintain for water stains and in your house and ceilings using a flashlight – if possible. Water stains could indicate the start of your chimney leaking problem. Expressway’s highly-skilled chimney pros recommend you never let leaks go without reseal for very long. On your home’s roof, do you see adverse mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? If you notice threatening mold, shrinking, blistering or curling shingles, reach an professional chimney cap chimney contractor such as Expressway to analyze 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 South Hempstead) 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. Rust weakening are common with certain types of chimney cap products. Old age – i.e. many cold winters and hot summers. If the chimney’s cap appears harmed, it can quickly become a major issue if left unaddressed. 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 efficient working order.

Some Signs Your Chimney Needs A New Cap:

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

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

Spotting Leaky Chimney Caps

Many of the chimneys that our technicians repair are the same chimney caps that were installed when the chimney was initially built. The next thing that our technicians would look the bricks that are above the chimney cap need to be renovated. Last – but not least – almost every fireplace’s crown needs to be investigated for cracks, damage or breaks at least once a month.

Expressway’s team will visit your property and assess the integrity of the home’s chimney system, identify whether the chimney cap needs to be repaired. If the chimney’s cap is rusting and breaking away from your roof, our team will replace all of the areas around the places in question and help to keep the residence’s roof preserved. Chimney problems usually begins to erode chimney masonry below the roofline.

If there are undiscovered cracks or compromises in this masonry, the leakage can be faster and more pervasive. Mold growth – which is frequently in dark, undrafted and damp places are ideal for growing and harboring risky mold. Mold is known to be noxious to humans and pets – and – if water is eroding down into your dwelling, the growth can be widespread and very expensive to address. We suggest you call Expressway to check your roof and chimney soon.

Chimney Cap Repairs By Expressway

Reach out to Expressway’s team of chimney pros today to get started! This is one of the reasons to why it’s not advisable for the average homeowner to perform a chimney cap repair on their own chimney. Part of Expressway’s chimney inspection service includes a close up assess at the chimney cap. Our chimney experts have the right tools and training and take pride in doing every job correctly the first time. However, we know that there are hundreds of other companies options to choose from. Why choose us? We could talk about quality and the ‘Expressway Advantage’. We let our work speak for itself. Feel free to check out Expressway’s Google reviews – or even look at some of Expressway’s previous work. Our chimney experts know that after you take a look, you will see just how much satisfaction we take in each venture. 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.