Chimney Flashing For Cold Spring Harbor

What Chimney Flashing Does

Chimney flashing preserves the spots around the chimney from leaking water where the roof abuts the chimney. Chimney flashing is one of the most essential parts of a property’s chimney. Chimney flashing is rarely seen – or even noticed – until something goes wrong with it. Roof flashing is installed to avert your Cold Spring Harbor home from water leakage and is often installed around vents, chimneys and skylights. The chimney flashing or caulking used to keep the flashing in place can slowly erode, making your roof open to leaks. Warped or missing flashing can lead to a serious water leak and severe damage to your Cold Spring Harbor home and parts of the chimney.

Chimney flashing’s purpose is to impede rain water and melting snow. Flashing has two layers: “step flashing” and “counter flashing.” Chimney flashing is made typically from sheet metal strips that are engineered to to fit securely around the base of the chimney where it intersects with the roof. Expressway provides flashing inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to cushion the chimney as well as the roof and attic from the inevitable deterioration initiated by excessive water aggression.

Checking For Chimney Flashing Damage

Even if your roof looks 100% fine after a heavy rain or snow storm, there could still be underlying leakage that can go unnoticed to a novice eye. If, when it starts to rain, you notice that there are areas in your residence that start to leak, call Expressway Roofing & Chimney immediately. Expressway’s trained 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, call an fully-trained chimney flashing chimney company such as Expressway to assess your structure’s chimney and roof and recommend an appropriate course of action before it’s too late.

Do I Need My Chimney Flashing Inspected?

Here in the NY tri-state area (and especially in Cold Spring Harbor) 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. Imprecisely installed flashing or bad caulking used in the sealing process. Workers on your home’s roof in Cold Spring Harbor can also inadvertently break the flashing. If the chimney’s flashing is problematic, it can 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 your flashing is kept in optimum working order.

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

Spotting Damaged Chimney Flashing

Many of the chimneys flashing that our chimney experts repair is the same chimney flashing that was installed when the chimney was initially built. The next factor that our technicians would look for is if the bricks that are above the chimney flashing need to be fixed Missing mortar joints also need to be repaired and or re-tuckpointed so that the water may pass the chimney flashing. Expressway’s team might visit the property and assess the integrity of your residence’s chimney system, identify whether the flashing needs to be addressed. 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 may no longer do its service in cushioning a structure from aggressive water. Dwelling materials just simply develop harm over time. Mold growth – which is usually in dark, undrafted and damp spots are perfect for growing and harboring risky mold. Mold is known to be unhealthy to humans and pets and if water is infiltrating down into your residence, the growth can be widespread and very costly to remedy. We suggest you call Expressway to inspect your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway Chimney Flashing Repair Pros

This is one of the reasons it’s not advisable for the average homeowner to perform a flashing installation repair 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 your chimney flashing. We, at Expressway, would love to handle all of your chimney flashing and other home needs. So why choose us? Our technicians could talk about quality and the Expressway advantage. Feel free to check out Expressway’s Google reviews or even look at some of our previous work. Our technicians know that after you take a look, you may see just how much satisfaction we take in each venture.

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