Chimney Flashing For Calverton

The Importance Of Chimney Flashing

Chimney flashing preserves the areas around the chimney from leaking water where the roof abuts the chimney. Chimney flashing is one of the most pertinent parts of a structure’s chimney. Most clients don’t give a lot of thought to their Calverton home’s (or business’s) chimney flashing. Roof flashing is installed to avert your Calverton property from water leakage and is many a time installed around vents, chimneys and skylights. Chimney flashings are generally made of thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are most commonly mounted beneath the roof’s shingles. Warped or missing flashing will lead to a serious water leak and severe leakage to your Calverton property and parts of the chimney.

Chimney flashing’s purpose is to hamper rain water and melting snow. Flashing has two layers: “step flashing” and “counter flashing.” Counter flashing surrounds 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.

New Chimney Flashing

Even if your roof looks 100% fine after a heavy rain or snow storm, there could still be underlying damage that can go unnoticed to a novice eye. If, when it starts to rain, you notice that there are areas in your dwelling that begin to leak, call your local flashing experts immediately. Expressway’s professional chimney techs recommend you never let leaks go without address or repair for very long. On your dwelling’s roof, do you see harmful mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water penetrating into the attic or into walls that you can see?

Leave The Flashing Repairs To A Highly-skilled Pro

Nuerous factors could harm your home’s flashing and start the need for either a flashing repair. Squirrels, raccoons and other animals that enjoy chewing on the flashing. Rust issues (which are common with certain layouts of flashing material). Workers on a roof in Calverton could also inadvertently damage the flashing. Flashing that has deteriorated from the elements might eventually cause leaks to your roofing system, as your chimney flashing helps forestall water problems from occurring to the roof deck and shingle system. With so much to gain from having precisely installed or maintained flashing, it is important to ensure that the flashing is kept in excellent working order.

Some Signs The Chimney might Need New Flashing:

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

Spotting Damaged Chimney Flashing

Some of the chimneys flashing that we repair is the same chimney flashing that was installed when the chimney was originally built. The next factor that our technicians would look for is if the bricks that are above the chimney flashing need to be corrected Last – but not least – almost every fireplace crown needs to be investigated for cracks at least once a month. Chimney crown cracks are one of the main reasons that chimney could leak past the chimney flashing. If your chimney’s flashing is rusting and breaking away from the roof, our team will replace all of the flashing around the sections in question and help to keep your residence’s roof protected. Expressway regularly repairs chimney flashing that can no longer do its service in protecting a home from infiltrating water. Residence materials can simply develop problems over time. Mold growth – which is most commonly in dark, undrafted and damp sections are perfect for growing and harboring dangerous mold. Mold is known to be threatening to humans and pets and if water is leaking down into your property, the growth could be widespread and very pricey 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 okay for the average homeowner to perform a flashing installation job on their own. Remember: One chimney company doesn’t always fit all. Part of Expressway’s scheduled chimney inspection service includes a close up look at your chimney flashing. Our chimney experts have the latest tools and training and take pride in doing every service correctly the first time. However, our pros know that there are a ton of other chimney companies 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 the flashing, you will contact us at 631.772.6363.

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