Chimney Flashing For South Haven

What Chimney Flashing Does

Chimney flashing preserves the places around the chimney from leaking water where the roof meets the chimney. Chimney flashing is one of the most overlooked sections in the sustainment of a structure. Chimney flashing is rarely seen – or even noticed – until something goes bad with it. When roof or chimney flashing becomes problematic, it loses it imperviousness and resistance to water and initiates a host of other problems. Chimney flashings are generally made of thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are usually mounted beneath your roof’s shingles. Warped or missing flashing may lead to a serious water leak and severe harm to your South Haven dwelling and parts of the chimney.

There are 3 types of chimney flashing. ‘Step flashing’ – which diverts water from the roof away from your chimney. ‘Counter flashing’ – which is installed around a chimney to stop water from leaking into the property. And ‘cricket flashing’ – which hampers water’s nature to pond on your roof. Counter flashing surrounds the top ridge gap of the L-flashing and is secured by embedding it into the chimney masonry. If water is allowed to flow down into your structure through a gap begun by broken or missing flashing, there should be major cause for worry.

Chimney Flashing Issues To Look For

Following a storm, walk around your structure and inspect for water stains in your ceiling using a flashlight if possible. If, when it starts to rain, you notice that there are areas in your structure that start to leak, call Expressway Roofing & Chimney immediately. Expressway’s professional chimney techs recommend you never let leaks go without address or repair for very long. Leaky roofs over and over cause additional problems to other parts of your dwelling – which can then include the growth of adverse mold and mildew… and that maythen cost you thousands more to fix. Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water damaging into the attic or into walls that you can see?

Leave The Flashing Repairs To A Flashing Pro

Multiple issues could harm your home’s flashing and cause the need for either a flashing repair. Squirrels, raccoons and other animals that enjoy chewing on the flashing. Improperly installed flashing or poor caulking used in the sealing process. Workers on a roof in South Haven may also inadvertently dislodge the flashing. Flashing that has deteriorated from the elements might eventually cause problems to your roofing system, as your chimney flashing helps avert water problems from occurring to your roof deck and shingle system. With so much to gain from having correctly installed or maintained flashing, it is important to ensure that the flashing is kept in excellent working order.

Chimney flashing should last about 20 years in South Haven’s crazy climate due to the amount of wear and tear caused by our weather patterns.

Chimney Flashing Inspections

Many of the residence’s chimneys in South Haven are over 50 years old or more and failing. Most of the time this might be fixed by cutting out the old metal flashing with an angle grinder and replacing it with new chimney flashing. Last – but not least – almost every fireplace crown needs to be checked for cracks at least once a month. Our team might visit your property and assess the integrity of the structure’s chimney system, identify whether the flashing needs to be replaced. Chimney inspection is a small maintenance task, but it’s one that you can’t afford to omit. Expressway regularly replaces chimney flashing that might no longer do its service in securing a dwelling from aggressive water. Property materials just simply develop breakage over time. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other dwelling building materials might be severely broken by regular water invasion. Mold is known to be unhealthy to humans and pets and if water is eroding down into your dwelling, the growth might be widespread and very costly to remedy. We suggest you call Expressway to inspect your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway: The Premier Chimney Repair Experts

This is one of the reasons it’s not good for the average property owner to perform a flashing installation fix on their own. Reach out to our team of flashing professionals today to get started! Part of Expressway’s scheduled chimney inspection service includes a close up look at the chimney flashing. We have the latest tools and training and take pride in doing every service properly the first time. However, our chimney experts know that there are a ton of other chimney contractors options to choose from. We let Expressway’s work speak for itself. We know that after you take a look, you may see just how much satisfaction we take in each project.

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