Chimney Flashing For Sayville

What Chimney Flashing Does

Chimney flashing cushions the areas around the chimney from leaking water where the roof abuts the chimney. Chimney flashing is one of the most pertinent parts of a home’s chimney. Most clients don’t give a lot of thought to their Sayville home’s (or business’s) chimney flashing. Roof flashing is installed to avert your Sayville property from water damage and is sometimes laid down around vents, chimneys and skylights. Chimney flashings are generally made of thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are usually mounted beneath your roof’s shingles. If water gets past your chimney flashing, there is nothing left to stop it from eroding the structure’s walls and ceilings.

Chimney flashing’s purpose is to stop rain water and melting snow. Flashing has two layers: “step flashing” and “counter flashing.” L-shaped step flashing is also laid down and tightly sealed with caulk. When installed precisely, chimney flashing could 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 problems that can go unnoticed to a novice eye. If, when it starts to rain, you notice that there are areas in your dwelling that begin to leak, call your local flashing experts immediately. Expressway’s trained chimney techs recommend you never let leaks go without address or repair for very long. Leaky roofs many a time cause additional issues to other parts of your residence – which can then include the growth of toxic mold and mildew… and that canthen cost you thousands more to address. Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water getting into the attic or into walls that you could see?

Leave The Flashing Repairs To A Highly-skilled Pro

Here in the NY tri-state area (and especially in Sayville) we get quite a bit of sun, wind, sleet, rain and snow every year. Damage producers definitely include turbulent winds that can displace the flashing material. Rust issues (which are common with certain layouts of flashing material). Old age – i.e. many inclement winters and inclement summers. If the chimney’s flashing is harmed, it could quickly become a major issue if unaddressed. 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.

Whether you have a fireplace that is built with masonry stone or brick you’ll have to maintain the chimney flashing so that it won’t leak.

Chimney Flashing Problems

Many of the chimneys flashing that our technicians repair is the same chimney flashing that was installed when the chimney was first built. The next thing that our pros would look for is if the bricks that are above the chimney flashing need to be addressed Missing mortar joints also need to be repaired and or re-tuckpointed so that the water might pass the chimney flashing. Chimney crown cracks are one of the prominent reasons that chimney might leak past the chimney flashing. If your chimney’s flashing is rusting and breaking away from your roof, our team will replace all of the flashing around the areas in question and help to keep your home’s roof preserved. Chimney problems generally begins to erode chimney masonry below the roofline. If there are undiscovered cracks or compromises in this masonry, the breakage might be faster and more pervasive. Mold growth – which is usually in dark, undrafted and damp places are perfect for growing and harboring detrimental mold. Mold is known to be unhealthy to humans and pets and if water is infiltrating down into your property, the growth might be widespread and very pricey to remedy. We suggest you call Expressway to inspect your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway Chimney Flashing Repair Company

Because there are different parts and components of your chimney system, chimney flashing must be properly customized in order to function well. Remember: One chimney company doesn’t always fit all. Part of our scheduled chimney inspection service includes a close up look at your chimney flashing. Our pros have the latest tools and training and take pride in doing every job correctly the first time. However, our pros know that there are a ton of other chimney contractors options to choose from. Our chimney experts let our work speak for itself. Our technicians know that after you take a look, you can see just how much satisfaction we take in each chimney project.

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