Chimney Flashing For Plainedge

The Importance Of Chimney Flashing

Chimney flashing preserves 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 structure’s chimney. Chimney flashing is rarely seen – or even noticed – until something goes awry with it. Roof flashing is installed to hamper your Plainedge residence from water leakage and is over and over laid down around vents, chimneys and skylights. The chimney flashing or caulking used to keep the flashing in place might slowly erode, making your roof sensitive to leaks. Warped or missing flashing may lead to a serious water leak and severe damage to your Plainedge dwelling and parts of the chimney.

There are 3 systems of chimney flashing. ‘Step flashing’ – which diverts water from the roof away from your chimney. ‘Counter flashing’ – which is installed around a chimney to hamper water from leaking into the residence. And ‘cricket flashing’ – which prevents water’s nature to pond on your roof. L-shaped step flashing is also laid down and tightly sealed with caulk. When installed properly, chimney flashing may serve you well for many years.

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 could go unnoticed to a novice eye. If, when it starts to rain, you notice that there are areas in your structure that start to leak, call us immediately. Our professional flashing techs can find the source of the problem and fix it ASAP. On your dwelling’s roof, do you see noxious mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water getting into the attic or into walls that you can see?

Leave The Flashing Repairs To A Highly-skilled Pro

Nuerous elements may harm your home’s flashing and start the need for either a flashing repair. Damage producers definitely include bad winds that might uplift the flashing material. Rust issues (which are common with certain styles of flashing material). Old age – i.e. many turbulent winters and crazy summers. If the chimney’s flashing is problematic, it will quickly become a major issue if forgetten about. With so much to gain from having precisely installed or maintained flashing, it’s always important to ensure that your flashing is kept in prime working order.

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

Chimney Flashing Inspections

Many of the dwelling’s chimneys in Plainedge are over 50 years old or more and failing. Most of the time this may 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 studied for cracks at least once a month. Our team will visit the property and assess the integrity of the home’s chimney system, identify whether the flashing needs to be resealed. Chimney inspection is a small maintenance task, but it’s one that you can’t afford to ignore. Expressway regularly addresses chimney flashing that could no longer do its service in securing a property from aggressive water. If there are undiscovered cracks or compromises in this masonry, the harm might be faster and more pervasive. Mold growth – which is generally in dark, undrafted and damp sections are perfect for growing and harboring noxious mold. Mold is known to be harmful to humans and pets and if water is infiltrating down into your dwelling, the growth may be widespread and very costly to remedy. We suggest you call Expressway to inspect your roof and chimney soon.

Chimney Flashing Repairs By Expressway

This is one of the reasons it’s not advisable for the average homeowner to perform a flashing installation repair on their own. Remember: One chimney company doesn’t always fit all. Part of Expressway’s 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 Expressway? Our pros could talk about quality and the Expressway advantage. Feel free to check out Expressway’s Google reviews or even look at some of Expressway’s previous work. Our technicians know that after you take a look, you could see just how much delight our technicians take in each chimney project.

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