Water Leaking from the Ceiling: What Steps to Take
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On Somers' postwar homes from the 1950s through 1970s, original concrete chimney crowns are now 50-70 years old and typically show active hairline cracking from decades of Westchester freeze-thaw cycling. In Somers' watershed moisture environment — with its spring-fed lakes, streams, and dense forest coverage — a cracked crown allows moisture to penetrate masonry that is already more consistently hydrated than on drier, more open properties. A missing or failed cap also provides ready wildlife access on Somers' wooded watershed lots, where raccoons, squirrels, and birds are abundant year-round.
Meridian Contracting installs and repairs chimney caps and crowns throughout Somers and northern Westchester.
New caps sized to your specific flue, and repair or replacement of caps that have rusted, cracked, or failed — keeping rain and wildlife out of Somers chimneys on wooded watershed lots.
Repair of cracked crowns and full rebuilds where deterioration has progressed past what a simple patch can address.
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How to Get Prepared For Emergency Roof Fixing When the worst weather hits or damage
Have you ever faced potential damage from worn-out chimney flashing? We often look into visible
How to Get Prepared For Emergency Roof Fixing When the worst weather hits or damage
At 50-70 years old, most show hairline cracking from freeze-thaw cycling — typically visible only during a roof-level inspection, not from the ground.
Yes — masonry in the watershed moisture environment is more consistently hydrated, so a cracked crown allows continuous penetration rather than just during rainfall.
Yes — raccoons, squirrels, and birds from the surrounding preserved open land are abundant and regularly use unprotected chimney flues as nesting sites.
Yes — a newly repointed chimney with a failed crown will begin deteriorating from the top again within a few seasons.
Yes — watershed conditions make masonry damage from an unprotected chimney advance faster here than in drier communities.
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