Chimney Flashing For Bellmore

What Chimney Flashing Does

Chimney flashing is your Bellmore residence’s first line of defense against water harm. Chimney flashing is one of the most neglected areas in the conservation of a home. Most customers don’t give a lot of thought to their Bellmore home’s (or business’s) chimney flashing. When roof or chimney flashing becomes leaky, it loses it imperviousness and resistance to water and initiates a host of other weakening. Roof flashings are generally made of thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are typically mounted beneath your roof’s shingles. Warped or missing flashing will lead to a serious water leak and severe damage to your Bellmore home and parts of the chimney.

Chimney flashing’s purpose is to stop rain water and melting snow. Flashing has two layers: “step flashing” and “counter flashing.” Counter flashing overlaps the top ridge gap of the L-flashing and is secured by embedding it into the chimney masonry. Expressway provides flashing inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to cushion your chimney as well as the 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 leakage that might go unnoticed to a novice eye. Water stains could indicate the start of a leaking problem. Expressway’s professional chimney techs recommend you never let leaks go without address or repair for very long. On your residence’s roof, do you see adverse mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? If you notice mold, shrinking, blistering or curling shingles, contact an expert chimney flashing chimney company such as Expressway to look at your residence’s chimney and roof and recommend an appropriate course of action before it’s too late.

Do I Need My Chimney Flashing Assessed?

Here in the NY tri-state area (and especially in Bellmore) 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 layouts of flashing material). Workers on your roof in Bellmore will also inadvertently dislodge the flashing. Flashing that has deteriorated from the elements might eventually cause problems to the roofing system, as your chimney flashing helps impede water damages from occurring to the roof deck and shingle system. With so much to gain from having correctly installed or maintained flashing, it’s important to ensure that your flashing is kept in excellent working order.

Some Signs The Chimney may Need New Flashing:

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

Spotting Damaged Chimney Flashing

Many of the residence’s chimneys in Bellmore are over 50 years old or more and failing. The next factor that our technicians would look for is if the bricks that are above the chimney flashing need to be repaired Last – but not least – almost every fireplace crown needs to be scrutinized for cracks at least once a month. Chimney crown cracks are one of the leading reasons that chimney could leak past the chimney flashing. Chimney inspection is a small maintenance task, but it’s one that you can’t afford to pass over. Expressway regularly addresses chimney flashing that will no longer do its job in securing a dwelling from infiltrating water. Property materials just simply develop damage over time. Mold growth – which is usually in dark, undrafted and damp spots are perfect for growing and harboring sickening mold. Mold is known to be threatening to humans and pets and if water is infiltrating down into your residence, the growth could be widespread and very expensive to remedy. We suggest you call Expressway to inspect your roof and chimney soon.

Chimney Flashing Repairs By Expressway

Because there are a lot of parts and components of the chimney system, chimney flashing must be properly customized in order to work well. Reach out to Expressway’s 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 correct tools and training and take pride in doing every job exactly the first time. However, our pros know that there are a ton of other companies options to choose from. Feel free to check out our Google reviews or even look at some of Expressway’s previous work. We know that after you take a look, you could see just how much joy our technicians take in each chimney project.

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