Chimney Flashing For East Hampton

Styles Of Chimney Flashing

Chimney flashing protects the areas around the chimney from leaking water where the roof meets the chimney. Chimney flashing is one of the most overlooked sections in the maintenance of a structure. Most homeowners don’t give a lot of thought to their East Hampton home’s (or business’s) chimney flashing. Roof flashing is installed to hamper your East Hampton dwelling from water problems and is over and over placed around vents, chimneys and skylights. The chimney flashing or caulking used to keep the flashing in place may slowly erode, making the roof prone to leaks.Replacing your chimney flashing (or flashing sealants) from time to time will go a long way in water tightening the roof and protecting your East Hampton structure.

Chimney flashing’s purpose is to prevent 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 designed to fit securely around the base of your chimney where it intersects with the roof. If water is allowed to flow down into the dwelling through a gap begun by broken or missing flashing, there should be major cause for leaks.

Checking For Chimney Flashing Damage

Following a storm, walk around your residence and inspect for water stains in your ceiling using a flashlight if possible. Water stains could indicate the start of a leaking problem. Our trained flashing techs could find the source of the problem and fix it ASAP. Leaky roofs recurrently cause additional issues to other parts of your home – which may then include the growth of adverse mold and mildew… and that couldthen cost the owner thousands more to address. If you smell mold, shrinking, blistering or curling shingles, call an professional chimney flashing chimney contractor such as Expressway to look at your home’s chimney and roof and recommend an appropriate course of action before it’s too late.

How Does Flashing Become Alarming?

Here in the NY tri-state area (and especially in East Hampton) 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). Workers on your home’s roof in East Hampton will also inadvertently harm the flashing. Flashing that has deteriorated from the elements can eventually cause problems to the roofing system, as your chimney flashing helps avert water harm from occurring to the roof deck and shingle system. With so much to gain from having properly installed or maintained flashing, it’s important to ensure that the flashing is kept in prime working order.

Chimney flashing should last about 20 years in East Hampton’s severe climate due to the amount of wear and tear started by New York’s weather patterns.

Chimney Flashing Problems

Many of the chimneys flashing that our chimney experts repair is the same chimney flashing that was installed when the chimney was initially built. Most of the time this could 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 analyzed for cracks at least once a month. Chimney crown cracks are one of the obvious reasons that chimney can 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 might no longer do its job in defending a property from eroding water. Home materials also simply develop breakage over time. Mold growth – which is frequently in dark, undrafted and damp areas are perfect for growing and harboring dangerous mold. Mold is known to be harmful to humans and pets and if water is leaking down into your dwelling, the growth will be widespread and very expensive to remedy. We suggest you call Expressway to inspect your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway: The Premier Chimney Repair Company

This is one of the reasons it’s not good for the average homeowner to perform a flashing installation repair on their own. Remember: One chimney contractor doesn’t always fit all. When Expressway’s fully-trained chimney pros craft new chimney flashing, our pros take the time to make sure the new metal flashing is a perfect fit – in terms of shape and size for your chimney and roof. We, at Expressway, would love to handle all of the chimney flashing and other residence needs. So why choose Expressway? 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. We know that after you take a look, you can see just how much dignity our chimney experts take in each project.

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