To learn more about the condition of your roof and chimney, you need to have both inspected at least annually. If it has been some time since you have had an inspection, you should schedule one now. If a repair needs to be made, it is better to do it now than wait. Any maintenance that you schedule will lower the overall expense of maintaining your home.
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Why You Need to Inspect the Crown
When you schedule an inspection or chimney maintenance in Wokingham, you need to place a strong emphasis on the chimney’s crown. Doing so is important for the following reasons:
- This part of the chimney, or the top part, is designed to shed water and serve as a barrier against seeping water.
- If the crown becomes cracked, water will enter the chimney, damaging the lining and causing leaks inside the house.
Other Areas That Need to Be Checked
In addition to inspecting the chimney’s crown, chimney inspection should also include the following:
- Checking the flues for missing rain caps. If your flues do not have the caps, they should be added.
- Checking for missing mortar, cracks, or missing bricks in the chimney.
A chimney inspection sometimes is more important than inspecting a roof as you can catch moisture problems before they do real damage to the chimney itself and the plaster, drywall, or ceiling tiles. That fact does not discount the importance of a roof inspection. It just emphasises why you should have both your chimney and roof checked. Again, if you have not had an inspection of your roof and chimney in the past year, now is the time to schedule the check.
