Chimney Flashing For Elwood

NEW CHIMNEY FLASHING FOR ELWOOD, LONG ISLAND

The Importance Of Chimney Flashing

Chimney flashing cushions the areas around the chimney from leaking water where the roof joins the chimney. Chimney flashing is one of the most essential parts of a structure’s chimney. Chimney flashing is rarely seen – or even noticed – until something goes wrong with it. Roof flashing is installed to hamper your Elwood dwelling from water damage and is often laid down around vents, chimneys and skylights. Chimney flashings are generally made of thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are usually mounted beneath the roof’s shingles. Warped or missing flashing can lead to a serious water leak and severe damage to your Elwood structure and parts of the chimney.

There are 3 layouts of chimney flashing. ‘Step flashing’ – which diverts water from the roof away from your chimney. ‘Counter flashing’ – which is installed around a chimney to hamper water from leaking into the structure. And ‘cricket flashing’ – which stalls water’s nature to pond on the roof. L-shaped step flashing is also laid down and tightly sealed with caulk. If water is allowed to flow down into your structure through a gap caused by harmed or missing flashing, there should be major cause for damage.

New Chimney Flashing

Even if your roof looks 100% fine after a heavy rain or snow storm, there could still be underlying leakage that will go unnoticed to a novice eye. Water stains could indicate the start of a leaking problem. Our expert flashing techs will find the source of the problem and fix it ASAP. On your dwelling’s roof, do you see threatening mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water getting into the attic or into walls that you might see?

Do I Need My Chimney Flashing Replaced?

Various factors may harm your home’s flashing and begin the need for either a flashing repair. Squirrels, raccoons and other animals that enjoy chewing on the flashing. Inexactly installed flashing or bad caulking used in the sealing process. Workers on the roof in Elwood will also inadvertently dislodge the flashing. Flashing that has deteriorated from the elements can eventually cause weakening to the roofing system, as your chimney flashing helps stop water damages 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 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 protect the chimney flashing so that it won’t leak.

Chimney Flashing Problems

A lot of the dwelling’s chimneys in Elwood are over 50 years old or more and failing. The next thing that we would look for is if the bricks that are above the chimney flashing need to be renovated Missing mortar joints also need to be repaired and or re-tuckpointed so that the water may pass the chimney flashing. Our team might visit your property and assess the integrity of your residence’s chimney system, identify whether the flashing needs to be replaced. Chimney inspection is a small maintenance task, but it’s one that you can’t afford to avoid. Expressway regularly replaces chimney flashing that may no longer do its job in defending a residence from eroding water. If there are undiscovered cracks or compromises in this masonry, the problems may be faster and more pervasive. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other home building materials might be severely harmed by regular water aggression. Mold is known to be threatening to humans and pets and if water is eroding down into your structure, the growth might be widespread and very pricey 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 function well. 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. Our pros have the right tools and training and take pride in doing every job properly the first time. So why choose Expressway? Our chimney experts could talk about quality and the Expressway advantage. Our chimney experts let our work speak for itself. If it’s time for a chimney flashing inspection or you know there’s trouble with your flashing, you can contact Expressway Roofing & Chimney at 631.772.6363.

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Long Island Chimney Flashing Contractor

Expressway Roofing And Chimney has been fixing, servicing and doing residential broken chimney fixes and repairs, dangerous deck repair jobs, fixing leaky skylights and leaky gutters, installing new home exterior siding and other cedar products and roofs in Nassau and Suffolk county for over 22 years. Long Islanders have been trusting us with their skylight problems, quality roofing installations and home construction repairs since 2001. Call Expressway today at 631.772.6363.