Chimney Flashing For Bay Shore

What Chimney Flashing Does

Chimney flashing preserves the places around the chimney from leaking water where the roof joins the chimney. Chimney flashing is one of the most forgotten sections in the prolongation of a residence. Most homeowners don’t give a lot of thought to their Bay Shore home’s (or business’s) chimney flashing. Roof flashing is installed to avert your Bay Shore dwelling from water problems and is many a time placed around vents, chimneys and skylights. Chimney flashings are generally made of thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are frequently mounted beneath your roof’s shingles. If water gets past your chimney flashing, there is nothing left to stop it from damaging your structure’s walls and ceilings.

There are 3 arrays of chimney flashing. ‘Step flashing’ – which diverts water from the roof away from the chimney. ‘Counter flashing’ – which is installed around a chimney to stop water from leaking into the home. And ‘cricket flashing’ – which impedes water’s nature to pond on your roof. L-shaped step flashing is also laid down and tightly sealed with caulk. Expressway provides flashing inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to secure the chimney as well as your roof and attic from the inevitable deterioration caused by excessive water penetration.

New Chimney Flashing

Even if your roof looks 100% fine after a heavy rain or snow storm, there could still be underlying problems that may go unnoticed to a novice eye. Water stains could indicate the start of a leaking problem. Our trained flashing techs could find the source of the problem and fix it ASAP. On your residence’s roof, do you see adverse mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water eroding into the attic or into walls that you may see?

Leave The Flashing Repairs To A Professional

Here in the NY tri-state area (and especially in Bay Shore) we get quite a bit of sun, wind, sleet, rain and snow every year. Squirrels, raccoons and other animals that enjoy chewing on the flashing. Rust issues (which are common with certain arrays of flashing material). Old age – i.e. many harsh winters and bad summers. Flashing that has deteriorated from the elements could eventually cause damage to the roofing system, as the chimney flashing helps stall water damage from occurring to your roof deck and shingle system. With so much to gain from having precisely installed or maintained flashing, it is important to ensure that your flashing is kept in excellent working order.

Some Signs Your Chimney could Need New Flashing:

• your flashing is dislodged or missing
• the flashing is rusted or rotted through
• the flashing is now coming free
• the flashing is covered with roofing tar
• You’re installing new roof shingles – or having other roofing service done
• Your chimney is leaking water into your structure.

Chimney Flashing Inspections

Many of the chimneys flashing that we repair is the same chimney flashing that was installed when the chimney was first built. Most of the time this may be fixed by cutting out the old metal flashing with an angle grinder and replacing it with new chimney flashing. Missing mortar joints also need to be repaired and or re-tuckpointed so that the water can pass the chimney flashing. Chimney crown cracks are one of the obvious reasons that chimney might leak past the chimney flashing. Chimney inspection is a small maintenance task, but it’s one that you can’t afford to omit. Chimney problems typically begins to erode chimney masonry below the roofline. House materials are known to simply develop problems over time. Mold growth – which is most commonly in dark, undrafted and damp places are perfect for growing and harboring adverse mold. Because harm happens below the roof and out of sight, homeowners might not become aware of a leak until a major safety and property risk occurs. We suggest you call Expressway to inspect your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway Chimney Flashing Repair Contractors

This is one of the reasons it’s not advisable for the average customer to perform a flashing installation job on their own. Reach out to our team of flashing experts today to get started! Part of our scheduled chimney inspection service includes a close up look at the chimney flashing. Our pros have the latest tools and training and take pride in doing every service correctly the first time. However, we know that there are a ton of other chimney contractors options to choose from. Feel free to check out Expressway’s Google reviews or even look at some of Expressway’s previous work. Our chimney experts know that after you take a look, you might see just how much delight our pros take in each chimney project.

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