Chimney Flashing For Long Island

Designs Of Chimney Flashing

Chimney flashing secures the spots around the chimney from leaking water where the roof meets the chimney. Chimney flashing is one of the most imperitive parts of a dwelling’s chimney. Most clients don’t give a lot of thought to their Long Island home’s (or business’s) chimney flashing. Roof flashing is installed to stop your Long Island home from water problems and is normally placed around vents, chimneys and skylights. Chimney flashings are generally made of thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are frequently mounted beneath the roof’s shingles. If water gets past the chimney flashing, there is nothing left to stop it from aggressive your structure’s walls and ceilings.

Chimney flashing’s purpose is to forestall rain water and melting snow. Flashing has two layers: “step flashing” and “counter flashing.” Chimney flashing is made typically from sheet metal strips that are engineered to to fit securely around the base of your chimney where it intersects with the roof. If water is allowed to flow down into the property through a gap started by leaking or missing flashing, there should be major cause for leaks.

Checking For Chimney Flashing Damage

Following a storm, walk around your dwelling and inspect for water stains in your ceiling using a flashlight if possible. 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 residence’s roof, do you see adverse mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? If you smell mold, shrinking, blistering or curling shingles, call an fully-trained chimney flashing chimney company such as Expressway to assess your structure’s chimney and roof and recommend an appropriate course of action before it’s too late.

Do I Need My Chimney Flashing Assessed?

Various factors might harm the flashing and start the need for either a flashing installation. Leakage producers definitely include bad winds that may uplift the flashing material. Imprecisely installed flashing or wrong caulking used in the sealing process. Workers on your roof in Long Island might also inadvertently break the flashing. If your chimney’s flashing is problematic, it could quickly become a major issue if slighted. With so much to gain from having correctly installed or maintained flashing, it is important to ensure that the flashing is kept in efficient working order.

Chimney flashing should last about 20 years in Long Island’s extreme climate due to the amount of wear and tear caused by our weather patterns.

Spotting Damaged Chimney Flashing

Some of the chimneys flashing that our chimney experts repair is the same chimney flashing that was installed when the chimney was originally built. The next thing that our technicians would look for is if the bricks that are above the chimney flashing need to be corrected Missing mortar joints also need to be repaired and or re-tuckpointed so that the water might pass the chimney flashing. Expressway’s team will visit your property and assess the integrity of the property’s chimney system, identify whether the flashing needs to be repaired. Chimney inspection is a small maintenance task, but it’s one that you can’t afford to avoid. Chimney problems typically begins to erode chimney masonry below the roofline. If there are undiscovered cracks or compromises in this masonry, the breakage could be faster and more pervasive. Mold growth – which is usually in dark, undrafted and damp areas are perfect for growing and harboring unhealthy mold. Mold is known to be threatening to humans and pets and if water is leaking down into your home, the growth might be widespread and very expensive to remedy. We suggest you call Expressway to inspect your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway: The Premier Chimney Repair Experts

Because there are so many parts and components of your chimney system, chimney flashing must be exactly customized in order to perform well. Reach out to our team of flashing professionals today to get started! Part of our scheduled chimney inspection service includes a close up look at the chimney flashing. Our pros have the correct tools and training and take pride in doing every service correctly the first time. 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. Our pros know that after you take a look, you may see just how much dignity our pros take in each venture.

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