Why chimney cap repair can save you money in the long run

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Why chimney cap repair can save you money in the
long run

• The role of the chimney in keeping your home safe
• The role of the chimney in keeping your home
  healthy
• Common repairs to chimney caps 
• Making sure the cap is inspected
• To rebuild or repair?

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The role of the chimney in keeping your home safe

• Everyone knows that keeping your Chimney Cleaning
  Service of creosote buildup reduces risk of fire,
  but the chimney cap serves to keep out materials
  that are also flammable as well.
• It also keeps out small animals and insects that
  can destroy the inside lining in order to nest in
  the chimney.
• If they do that, they remove the protective heat
  barrier that allows fire heat or heat from your
  insert to pass out of the house without
  increasing risk on your upper floors of an
  incident.

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The role of the chimney in keeping your home
healthy

• More is known about how a Chimney Repair
  Washington DC to keep your home healthy than ever
  before. The chimney is the key source of drafts
  in a home.
• The flue needs to be in good working order to
  prevent a loss of heating and cooling in the
  home, and to reduce the amount of allergens that
  can enter the home in this way.
• If it isn't in good repair you can have a buildup
  of waste from the animals and insect nests that
  can then affect the air quality of your home

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Common repairs to chimney caps

• Most Chimney Cap Repair is simple, but time
  consuming. It can take a while for the contractor
  to get set up with the cap so it is safe to work
  on.
• Common repairs are simple tuck pointing, where
  the mortar that is failing between the joints of
  the brick supporting the cap is replaced.
• Replacement of the crowing cap and replacement of
  the cap itself is also common. Many of the newer
  styles of caps are inserts that provide protection

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Making sure the cap is inspected

• The most common reason that people wind up
  needing extensive repair or replacement work on
  their chimney caps is that they did not make it a
  habit to inspect the cap frequently.
• The cap is up and out of the way. It is hard to
  see its condition close enough to really see when
  the beginnings of a repair need to be done. You
  don't have to always pay someone to come out and
  inspect your chimney cap.

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To rebuild or repair?

• One decision you need to make after talking with
  your contractor is whether you want to have
  Chimney Cap Repair done, or whether the cap
  should be completely replaced. Listen to what the
  contractor says.
• There are times when repair is appropriate, and
  times when it can make matters worse. If the
  condition of the cap is too bad, then repairing
  it may not work.

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