Chimney Flashing For John Boyle Island

What Chimney Flashing Does

Chimney flashing defends the places around the chimney from leaking water where the roof joins the chimney. Chimney flashing is one of the most essential parts of a residence’s chimney. Most homeowners don’t give a lot of thought to their John Boyle Island home’s (or business’s) chimney flashing. Roof flashing is installed to stall your John Boyle Island structure from water damage and is sometimes laid down around vents, chimneys and skylights. The chimney flashing or caulking used to keep the flashing in place might slowly erode, making the roof sensitive to leaks. Warped or missing flashing will lead to a serious water leak and severe harm to your John Boyle Island 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 prevent water from leaking into the home. And ‘cricket flashing’ – which prevents water’s nature to pond on your roof. Counter flashing protects the top ridge gap of the L-flashing and is secured by embedding it into the chimney masonry. If water is allowed to flow down into the structure through a gap caused by leaking or missing flashing, there should be major cause for damage.

Chimney Flashing Issues To Look For

Even if your roof looks 100% fine after a heavy rain or snow storm, there could still be underlying problems that can go unnoticed to a novice eye. Water stains could indicate the start of a leaking problem. Our expert flashing techs could find the source of the problem and fix it ASAP. On your home’s roof, do you see harmful mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? If you observe mold, shrinking, blistering or curling shingles, reach an highly-skilled chimney flashing chimney company such as Expressway to look at your home’s chimney and roof and recommend an appropriate course of action before it’s too late.

Do I Need My Chimney Flashing Looked At?

Here in the NY tri-state area (and especially in John Boyle Island) we get quite a bit of sun, wind, sleet, rain and snow every year. Harm producers definitely include harsh winds that may dislodge the flashing material. Rust issues (which are common with certain styles of flashing material). Old age – i.e. many bad winters and bad summers. Flashing that has deteriorated from the elements can eventually cause problems to the roofing system, as the chimney flashing helps forestall water problems from occurring to your roof deck and shingle system. With so much to gain from having correctly installed or maintained flashing, it’s important to ensure that your flashing is kept in good 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

Some of the chimneys flashing that we repair is the same chimney flashing that was installed when the chimney was initially built. The next thing that our pros would look for is if the bricks that are above the chimney flashing need to be repaired Missing mortar joints also need to be repaired and or re-tuckpointed so that the water might pass the chimney flashing. Our team may visit the property and assess the integrity of your property’s chimney system, identify whether your flashing needs to be addressed. Chimney inspection is a small maintenance task, but it’s one that you can’t afford to discount. Expressway regularly replaces chimney flashing that can no longer do its job in defending a dwelling from eroding water. Home materials can simply develop damage over time. Mold growth – which is typically in dark, undrafted and damp places are perfect for growing and harboring dangerous mold. Mold is known to be unhealthy to humans and pets and if water is eroding down into your property, the growth might be widespread and very expensive to remedy. We suggest you call Expressway to inspect your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway Chimney Flashing Repair Contractors

Because there are so many parts and components of the chimney system, chimney flashing must be correctly customized in order to function well. Remember: One company doesn’t always fit all. When Expressway’s highly-skilled chimney pros build new chimney flashing, we take the time to make sure the new material is a perfect fit – in terms of shape and size for the chimney and roof. We, at Expressway, would love to handle all of the chimney flashing and other dwelling needs. So why choose Expressway? We 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. If it’s time for a chimney flashing inspection or you know there’s trouble with your flashing, you may call us at 631.772.6363.

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