Chimney Flashing For Islandia

The Importance Of Chimney Flashing

Chimney flashing is your Islandia home’s first line of protection against water damage. Chimney flashing is one of the most neglected areas in the maintenance of a residence. Most homeowners don’t give a lot of thought to their Islandia home’s (or business’s) chimney flashing. Roof flashing is installed to stall your Islandia home 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 will slowly erode, making the roof open to leaks.Replacing your chimney flashing (or flashing sealants) from time to time may go a long way in water tightening the roof and preserving your Islandia residence.

There are 3 types 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 dwelling. And ‘cricket flashing’ – which impedes water’s nature to pond on your roof. Counter flashing overlaps 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 secure your chimney as well as the roof and attic from the inevitable deterioration caused by excessive water aggression.

New Chimney Flashing

Following a storm, walk around your dwelling and inspect for water stains in your ceiling using a flashlight if possible. If, when it starts to rain, you notice that there are areas in your home that begin to leak, call Expressway Roofing & Chimney immediately. Our trained flashing techs might find the source of the problem and fix it ASAP. Leaky roofs sometimes cause additional problems to other parts of your structure – which may then include the growth of adverse mold and mildew… and that couldthen cost you thousands more to fix. Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water leaking into the attic or into walls that you could see?

Leave The Flashing Repairs To A Professional

Here in the NY tri-state area (and especially in Islandia) 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. Improperly installed flashing or bad caulking used in the sealing process. Workers on your home’s roof in Islandia will also inadvertently dislodge the flashing. If the chimney’s flashing is damaged, it can quickly become a major issue if unaddressed. With so much to gain from having properly installed or maintained flashing, it is important to ensure that the flashing is kept in fine working order.

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

Chimney Flashing Inspections

A lot of the structure’s chimneys in Islandia are over 50 years old or more and failing. Most of the time this can 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 principal reasons that chimney may leak past the chimney flashing. If the chimney’s flashing is rusting and breaking away from your roof, our team might replace all of the flashing around the areas in question and help to keep the property’s roof defended. Expressway regularly addresses chimney flashing that can no longer do its service in defending a structure from aggressive water. Residence materials are known to simply develop harm over time. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other structure building materials may be severely harmed by regular water intrusion. Mold is known to be threatening to humans and pets and if water is penetrating 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 recommended for the average customer to perform a flashing installation job on their own. Remember: One company doesn’t always fit all. 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? We could talk about quality and the Expressway advantage. Our chimney experts let Expressway’s 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 Islandia’s local chimney experts at 631.772.6363.

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