Chimney Flashing For Bellerose Terrace

What Chimney Flashing Does

Chimney flashing protects the spots around the chimney from leaking water where the roof abuts the chimney. Chimney flashing is one of the most forgotten areas in the prolongation of a home. Most homeowners don’t give a lot of thought to their Bellerose Terrace home’s (or business’s) chimney flashing. Roof flashing is installed to avert your Bellerose Terrace home from water leakage and is normally placed around vents, chimneys and skylights. Roof flashings are generally made of thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are most commonly mounted beneath your roof’s shingles. Warped or missing flashing could lead to a serious water leak and severe problems to your Bellerose Terrace property and parts of the chimney.

Chimney flashing’s purpose is to forestall rain water and melting snow. Flashing has two layers: “step flashing” and “counter flashing.” Counter flashing covers 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 the dwelling through a gap begun by damages or missing flashing, there should be major cause for damage.

Chimney Flashing Issues To Look For

Following a storm, walk around your home 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 residence that begin to leak, call us immediately. Expressway’s trained chimney techs recommend you never let leaks go without address or repair for very long. Leaky roofs usually cause additional damage to other parts of your home – which will then include the growth of toxic mold and mildew… and that couldthen cost the owner thousands more to repair. Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water getting into the attic or into walls that you can see?

Do I Need My Chimney Flashing Assessed?

Here in the NY tri-state area (and especially in Bellerose Terrace) we get quite a bit of sun, wind, sleet, rain and snow every year. Damage producers definitely include extreme winds that could displace the flashing material. Improperly installed flashing or bad caulking used in the sealing process. Workers on a roof in Bellerose Terrace could also inadvertently dislodge the flashing. If the chimney’s flashing is harmed, it may quickly become a major issue if forgetten about. With so much to gain from having precisely installed or maintained flashing, it’s important to ensure that the flashing is kept in efficient working order.

Whether you have a fireplace that is built with masonry stone or brick you’ll have to manage the chimney flashing so that it won’t leak.

Spotting Damaged Chimney Flashing

A lot of the chimneys flashing that our pros repair is the same chimney flashing that was installed when the chimney was initially 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. Last – but not least – almost every fireplace crown needs to be studied for cracks at least once a month. Chimney crown cracks are one of the obvious reasons that chimney will leak past the chimney flashing. Chimney inspection is a small maintenance task, but it’s one that you can’t afford to neglect. Expressway regularly fixes chimney flashing that will no longer do its service in protecting a residence from aggressive water. If there are undiscovered cracks or compromises in this masonry, the damage might be faster and more pervasive. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other structure building materials could be severely damaged by regular water aggression. Mold is known to be unhealthy to humans and pets and if water is aggressive down into your structure, the growth might be widespread and very pricey to remedy. We suggest you call Expressway to inspect your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway Chimney Flashing Repair Contractors

Because there are different parts and components of your chimney system, chimney flashing must be precisely customized in order to work well. Reach out to Expressway’s team of chimney pros today to get started! Part of Expressway’s scheduled chimney inspection service includes a close up look at your chimney flashing. Our chimney experts have the correct tools and training and take pride in doing every job exactly the first time. So why choose us? Our chimney experts could talk about quality and the Expressway advantage. We let our work speak for itself. If it’s time for a chimney flashing inspection or you know there’s trouble with your flashing, you might call Bellerose Terrace’s local chimney experts at 631.772.6363.

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