Chimney Flashing For Brightwaters

Types Of Chimney Flashing

Chimney flashing is your Brightwaters home’s main line of defense against water harm. Chimney flashing is one of the most important parts of a structure’s chimney. Chimney flashing is rarely seen – or even noticed – until something goes bad with it. Roof flashing is installed to prevent your Brightwaters property from water leakage and is generally placed around vents, chimneys and skylights. The chimney flashing or caulking used to keep the flashing in place can slowly erode, making your roof susceptible to leaks.Chimney flashing is the last line of defense from water damage.

Chimney flashing’s purpose is to avert 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. When installed exactly, chimney flashing may serve you well for many years.

Checking For Chimney Flashing Damage

Following a storm, walk around your dwelling 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 your local flashing experts immediately. Expressway’s expert chimney techs recommend you never let leaks go without address or repair for very long. On your residence’s roof, do you see noxious mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water leaking into the attic or into walls that you might see?

Do I Need My Chimney Flashing Looked At?

Here in the NY tri-state area (and especially in Brightwaters) 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 designs of flashing material). Old age – i.e. many crazy winters and harsh summers. If your chimney’s flashing is damaged, it could quickly become a major issue if passed over. With so much to gain from having correctly installed or maintained flashing, it is important to ensure that the flashing is kept in good working order.

Some Signs Your Chimney may Need New Flashing:

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

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 originally 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 checked for cracks at least once a month. Chimney crown cracks are one of the obvious reasons that chimney may leak past the chimney flashing. If your chimney’s flashing is rusting and breaking away from your roof, our team could replace all of the flashing around the places in question and help to keep the structure’s roof protected. Expressway regularly fixes chimney flashing that might no longer do its job in protecting a residence from aggressive water. If there are undiscovered cracks or compromises in this masonry, the harm may be faster and more pervasive. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other home building materials may be severely damaged by regular water invasion. Mold is known to be threatening to humans and pets and if water is damaging down into your structure, the growth may be widespread and very expensive to remedy. We suggest you call Expressway to inspect your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway Chimney Flashing Repair Experts

This is one of the reasons it’s not okay for the average homeowner to perform a flashing installation repair on their own. Reach out to our team of flashing technicians today to get started! When Expressway’s expert qualified professionals install new chimney flashing, we take the time to make sure the new material is a perfect fit – in terms of shape and size for the chimney and roof. We, at Expressway, would love to handle all of the chimney flashing and other residence needs. However, our technicians know that there are a ton of other chimney contractors options to choose from. Feel free to check out our Google reviews or even look at some of Expressway’s previous work. If it’s time for a chimney flashing inspection or you know there’s trouble with your flashing, you can reach Expressway Roofing & Chimney at 631.772.6363.

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