Chimney Flashing For Plandome Heights

The Importance Of Chimney Flashing

Chimney flashing defends the spots around the chimney from leaking water where the roof abuts the chimney. Chimney flashing is one of the most forgotten spots in the maintenance of a home. Most customers don’t give a lot of thought to their Plandome Heights home’s (or business’s) chimney flashing. When roof or chimney flashing becomes leaky, it loses it imperviousness and resistance to water and starts a host of other issues. Chimney flashings are generally made of thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are most commonly mounted beneath your roof’s shingles. Replacing your chimney flashing (or flashing sealants) from time to time might go a long way in water tightening your roof and protecting your Plandome Heights dwelling.

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 stop water from leaking into the structure. And ‘cricket flashing’ – which hampers water’s nature to pond on your roof. Counter flashing overlaps the top ridge gap of the L-flashing and is secured by embedding it into the chimney masonry. Expressway provides flashing inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to preserve your chimney as well as the roof and attic from the inevitable deterioration caused by excessive water intrusion.

Checking For Chimney Flashing Damage

Even if your roof looks 100% fine after a heavy rain or snow storm, there could still be underlying damage that could 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 your local flashing experts immediately. Expressway’s professional chimney techs recommend you never let leaks go without address or repair for very long. Leaky roofs over and over cause additional damage to other parts of your residence – which will then include the growth of detrimental mold and mildew… and that mightthen cost the owner thousands more to address. Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water getting into the attic or into walls that you can see?

Do I Need My Chimney Flashing Replaced?

Here in the NY tri-state area (and especially in Plandome Heights) 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. Rust issues (which are common with certain types of flashing material). Old age – i.e. many severe winters and bad summers. Flashing that has deteriorated from the elements might eventually cause damage to your roofing system, as the chimney flashing helps avert water damage from occurring to your roof deck and shingle system. With so much to gain from having correctly installed or maintained flashing, it’s always important to ensure that the flashing is kept in efficient 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 dislodged
• the 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 home.

Spotting Damaged Chimney Flashing

Some of the property’s chimneys in Plandome Heights are over 50 years old or more and failing. Most of the time this will 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 inspected for cracks at least once a month. Chimney crown cracks are one of the main reasons that chimney might leak past the chimney flashing. Chimney inspection is a small maintenance task, but it’s one that you can’t afford to omit. Chimney problems most commonly begins to erode chimney masonry below the roofline. Structural materials also simply develop leakage over time. Mold growth – which is typically in dark, undrafted and damp spots are perfect for growing and harboring noxious mold. Because breakage happens below the roof and out of sight, customers might not become aware of the problem until a major safety and property risk occurs. We suggest you call Expressway to inspect your roof and chimney soon.

Chimney Flashing Repairs By Expressway

Because there are different parts and components of your chimney system, chimney flashing must be exactly customized in order to function well. Reach out to our team of chimney pros today to get started! When Expressway’s highly-skilled chimney pros craft new chimney flashing, our chimney experts take the time to make sure the new material is a perfect fit – in terms of shape and size for the chimney and roof. Our chimney experts have the correct tools and training and take pride in doing every service exactly the first time. However, our pros know that there are a ton of other companies options to choose from. Our technicians let Expressway’s work speak for itself. We know that after you take a look, you could see just how much dignity we take in each task.

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