Chimney Cap & Crown in Tappan, NY

Cap and crown condition on Tappan's chimneys spans from critical-priority on the hamlet's oldest historic district structures to standard-assessment-age on postwar homes. On the oldest 18th-century masonry in the historic district — Dutch sandstone structures like the DeWint House from 1700 — protecting the chimney top from water penetration is the most effective and lowest-cost measure available to prevent further damage to irreplaceable historic masonry. Sparkill Creek-adjacent ambient moisture makes crown failures more actively damaging in Tappan than in drier inland communities. On postwar homes surrounding the historic core, 50-70 year old crowns are at standard active cracking age. Wildlife from Tappan's mature residential canopy — raccoons, squirrels, and birds that have inhabited the hamlet's trees for generations — make caps a practical necessity throughout the hamlet.

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Meridian Contracting installs and repairs chimney caps and crowns throughout Tappan and the surrounding Rockland County communities.