Chimney Flashing For Ocean Beach

Selections Of Chimney Flashing

Chimney flashing is your Ocean Beach home’s first line of integrity against water infiltration. Chimney flashing is one of the most imperitive parts of a structure’s chimney. Most clients don’t give a lot of thought to their Ocean Beach home’s (or business’s) chimney flashing. Roof flashing is installed to impede your Ocean Beach dwelling from water damage and is generally placed around vents, chimneys and skylights. The chimney flashing or caulking used to keep the flashing in place will slowly erode, making the roof prone to leaks. Warped or missing flashing will lead to a serious water leak and severe harm to your Ocean Beach residence and parts of the chimney.

Chimney flashing’s purpose is to avert 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 designed to fit securely around the base of the chimney where it intersects with the roof. Expressway provides flashing inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to defend the chimney as well as the roof and attic from the inevitable deterioration started by excessive water intrusion.

New Chimney Flashing

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 trained flashing techs might find the source of the problem and fix it ASAP. Leaky roofs oftentimes cause additional damage to other parts of your residence – which could then include the growth of sickening mold and mildew… and that couldthen cost the owner thousands more to address. Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water penetrating into the attic or into walls that you can see?

How Does Flashing Become Blocked?

Here in the NY tri-state area (and especially in Ocean Beach) 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. Imprecisely installed flashing or wrong caulking used in the sealing process. Old age – i.e. many severe winters and severe summers. Flashing that has deteriorated from the elements can eventually cause damage to the roofing system, as the chimney flashing helps avert water problems from occurring to your roof deck and shingle system. With so much to gain from having properly installed or maintained flashing, it is important to ensure that your flashing is kept in fine working order.

Some Signs The Chimney might Need New Flashing:

• your flashing is dislodged or missing
• your flashing is rusted or rotted through
• your flashing is now coming free
• your 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.

Chimney Flashing Problems

A lot of the residence’s chimneys in Ocean Beach are over 50 years old or more and failing. 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. Missing mortar joints also need to be repaired and or re-tuckpointed so that the water will pass the chimney flashing. Expressway’s team can visit your property and assess the integrity of the residence’s chimney system, identify whether your flashing needs to be addressed. If the chimney’s flashing is rusting and breaking away from your roof, Expressway’s team might replace all of the flashing around the areas in question and help to keep the dwelling’s roof protected. Expressway regularly addresses chimney flashing that can no longer do its service in cushioning a structure from damaging water. House materials also simply develop damage over time. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other home building materials might be severely broken by regular water invasion. Because breakage happens below the roof and out of sight, homeowners will not become aware of any danger until a major safety and property risk occurs. We suggest you call Expressway to inspect your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway: The Premier Chimney Repair Experts

Because there are a lot of parts and components of the chimney system, chimney flashing must be properly customized in order to work well. Remember: One chimney company doesn’t always fit all. When Expressway’s fully-trained flashing experts craft new chimney flashing, we take the time to make sure the new product 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 property needs. So why choose us? We could talk about quality and the Expressway advantage. Feel free to check out our Google reviews or even look at some of Expressway’s previous work. If it’s time for a chimney flashing inspection or you know there’s trouble with the flashing, you could call Expressway Roofing & Chimney at 631.772.6363.

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