Chimney Flashing For Garden City South

The Importance Of Chimney Flashing

Chimney flashing defends the areas around the chimney from leaking water where the roof abuts the chimney. Chimney flashing is one of the most essential parts of a structure’s chimney. Most homeowners don’t give a lot of thought to their Garden City South home’s (or business’s) chimney flashing. Roof flashing is installed to hamper your Garden City South home from water leakage and is sometimes placed around vents, chimneys and skylights. The chimney flashing or caulking used to keep the flashing in place may slowly erode, making your roof susceptible to leaks.Chimney flashing is the last line of protection from water damage.

There are 3 styles of chimney flashing. ‘Step flashing’ – which diverts water from the roof away from your chimney. ‘Counter flashing’ – which is installed around a chimney to forestall water from leaking into the property. And ‘cricket flashing’ – which stops water’s nature to pond on your roof. Counter flashing surrounds the top ridge gap of the L-flashing and is secured by embedding it into the chimney masonry. Expressway provides flashing inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to preserve your chimney as well as your roof and attic from the inevitable deterioration caused by excessive water aggression.

Checking For Chimney Flashing Damage

Following a storm, walk around your structure and inspect for water stains in your ceiling using a flashlight if possible. Water stains could indicate the start of a leaking problem. Expressway’s expert chimney techs recommend you never let leaks go without address or repair for very long. Leaky roofs generally cause additional issues to other parts of your residence – which might then include the growth of threatening mold and mildew… and that maythen cost the owner thousands more to remove. If you smell mold, shrinking, blistering or curling shingles, contact an expert chimney flashing chimney contractor such as Expressway to look at your structure’s chimney and roof and recommend an appropriate course of action before it’s too late.

Do I Need My Chimney Flashing Replaced?

Various factors can harm the flashing and start the need for either a flashing installation. Squirrels, raccoons and other animals that enjoy chewing on the flashing. Incorrectly installed flashing or awry caulking used in the sealing process. Old age – i.e. many harsh winters and severe summers. Flashing that has deteriorated from the elements could eventually cause problems to the roofing system, as the chimney flashing helps forestall water leakage 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 your flashing is kept in good working order.

Some Signs The Chimney might Need New Flashing:

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

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. Most of the time this might 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. Our team may visit your property and assess the integrity of your dwelling’s chimney system, identify whether your flashing needs to be resealed. If the chimney’s flashing is rusting and breaking away from your roof, our team can replace all of the flashing around the sections in question and help to keep the property’s roof secured. Chimney leakage usually begins to erode chimney masonry below the roofline. If there are undiscovered cracks or compromises in this masonry, the harm can be faster and more pervasive. Mold growth – which is generally in dark, undrafted and damp spots are perfect for growing and harboring risky mold. Mold is known to be threatening to humans and pets and if water is infiltrating down into your property, the growth might be widespread and very costly to remedy. We suggest you call Expressway to inspect your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway: The Premier Chimney Repair Contractors

Because there are so many parts and components of your chimney system, chimney flashing must be properly customized in order to function well. Remember: One chimney contractor doesn’t always fit all. When Expressway’s expert chimney pros install new chimney flashing, our chimney experts take the time to make sure the new chimney flashing is a perfect fit – in terms of shape and size for the chimney and roof. Our chimney experts have the latest tools and training and take pride in doing every service properly the first time. However, we know that there are a ton of other chimney contractors options to choose from. 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 will contact Expressway Roofing & Chimney at 631.772.6363.

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