Chimney Flashing For Kings Point

What Chimney Flashing Does

Chimney flashing defends the places around the chimney from leaking water where the roof meets the chimney. Chimney flashing is one of the most important parts of a home’s chimney. Most customers don’t give a lot of thought to their Kings Point home’s (or business’s) chimney flashing. Roof flashing is installed to stall your Kings Point home from water leakage and is many a time placed around vents, chimneys and skylights. The chimney flashing or caulking used to keep the flashing in place will slowly erode, making the roof wide open 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 Kings Point property.

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 prevent water from leaking into the residence. And ‘cricket flashing’ – which impedes water’s nature to pond on your roof. L-shaped step flashing is also laid down and tightly sealed with caulk. If water is allowed to flow down into your dwelling through a gap caused by damages or missing flashing, there should be major cause for leaks.

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 leakage that will go unnoticed to a novice eye. If, when it starts to rain, you notice that there are areas in your residence that start to leak, call Expressway Roofing & Chimney immediately. Our professional flashing techs might find the source of the problem and fix it ASAP. On your dwelling’s roof, do you see detrimental mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? If you smell mold, shrinking, blistering or curling shingles, contact an fully-trained chimney flashing chimney contractor such as Expressway to inspect your residence’s chimney and roof and recommend an appropriate course of action before it’s too late.

Do I Need My Chimney Flashing Assessed?

Here in the NY tri-state area (and especially in Kings Point) we get quite a bit of sun, wind, sleet, rain and snow every year. Leakage producers definitely include severe winds that will uplift the flashing material. Improperly installed flashing or bad caulking used in the sealing process. Workers on your roof in Kings Point can also inadvertently dislodge the flashing. Flashing that has deteriorated from the elements could eventually cause leaks to your roofing system, as your chimney flashing helps stall water harm from occurring to the roof deck and shingle system. With so much to gain from having precisely installed or maintained flashing, it’s important to ensure that the flashing is kept in optimum working order.

Some Signs Your Chimney could Need New Flashing:

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

Chimney Flashing Inspections

Many of the property’s chimneys in Kings Point are over 50 years old or more and failing. The next factor that we would look for is if the bricks that are above the chimney flashing need to be renovated 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 might leak past the chimney flashing. If the chimney’s flashing is rusting and breaking away from the roof, Expressway’s team may replace all of the flashing around the places in question and help to keep your property’s roof cushioned. Expressway regularly addresses chimney flashing that may no longer do its service in cushioning a structure from damaging water. If there are undiscovered cracks or compromises in this masonry, the breakage will be faster and more pervasive. Mold growth – which is usually in dark, undrafted and damp sections are perfect for growing and harboring toxic mold. Mold is known to be threatening to humans and pets and if water is damaging down into your residence, the growth will be widespread and very costly 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 a chimney system, chimney flashing must be exactly customized in order to work well. Reach out to Expressway’s team of flashing professionals today to get started! Part of our scheduled chimney inspection service includes a close up look at the chimney flashing. We, at Expressway, would love to handle all of your chimney flashing and other dwelling needs. So why choose Expressway’s chimney experts? Our chimney experts 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 the flashing, you will reach Kings Point’s local chimney experts at 631.772.6363.

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