Chimney Cap Repairs For West Hampton

A Few Of The Multiple Types Of Chimney Caps

Chimney caps defend the place atop the chimney from leaking water where the roof meets the chimney. A chimney cap is one of the most important parts of a home’s healthy chimney. Most clients don’t give a lot of thought to their West Hampton home’s (or business’s) chimney caps integrity. Chimney cap repairs are necessary to avert your West Hampton residence from water problems. Chimney cap repairs are generally made with cement or thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are most commonly mounted beneath your roof’s shingles. Warped or missing chimney cap parts can lead to serious water leak and severe leakage to your West Hampton structure 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 your chimney. If water is allowed to get in into the residence through a gap caused by damages or missing chimney cap, there should be major cause for worry. Expressway provides chimney cap inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to preserve the chimney as well as your roof and attic from the inevitable corrosion caused by excessive water aggression.

Looking Chimney Cap Damage

Even if your chimney appears functional after a heavy rain or snow storm, there could still be underlying damage that might not be visible to a novice eye. If, when it starts to rain, you notice that there are areas in your residence that start to leak, call us immediately. Expressway’s professional chimney pros recommend you never let leaks go without fix for very long. Leaky roofs almost always cause additional damage to other parts of your home which can include the growth of sthreatening mold and mildew… and that will then cost you thousands more to replace. If you notice toxic mold, shrinking, blistering or curling shingles, reach an professional chimney cap chimney contractor such as Expressway to analyze your residence’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 West Hampton) 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 harms are common with certain types of chimney cap products. Workers on the West Hampton roof may also inadvertently harm or dislodge the chimney cap. If your chimney’s cap appears harmed, it can quickly become a major problem if left unaddressed. With so much to gain from having properly installed or maintained chimney cap, it’s always important to ensure that your chimney cap is kept in prime working order.

Some Signs your Chimney Needs A New Cap:

• If your chimney cap is broken
• When your chimney cap is rusted or rotted through
• If your chimney cap is coming loose
• the 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 home.

Chimney cap repairs for your home should last about 20 years in West Hampton’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 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 repaired and or re-tuckpointed so that the water can readily pass by the chimney cap.

Chimney crown cracks are one of the main reasons that chimney can leak beyond 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 the dwelling’s roof defended. Expressway regularly repairs chimney caps that can no longer do its job in preserving a dwelling from aggressive water.

Structural pieces can simply develop problems over time. Mold growth – which is most commonly in dark, undrafted and damp places are excellent for growing and harboring detrimental mold. Mold is known to be dangerous to humans and pets – and – if water is eroding down into your property, the growth can be widespread and very expensive to repair. We suggest you call Expressway to check your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway: The Chimney Cap Repair Contractors

Reach out to Expressway’s team of roofing experts today to get started! This is one of the keys to why it’s not advisable for the average client to perform a chimney cap repair on their own roof. When Expressway’s expert roofing experts install new chimney cap, our chimney experts take the time to make sure the material chimney cap looks to be a spotless fit – in terms of shape and size for the chimney and roof. Expressway would love to handle all of the chimney cap problems and other property needs. However, our chimney experts know that there are a lot of other chimney contractors options to choose from. Why choose us? Our pros could talk about quality and the ‘Expressway Advantage’. Our technicians 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 pros know that after you take a look, you will see just how much dignity we 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 us at 631.772.6363.

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