Chimney Flashing For Shelter Island Heights

Styles Of Chimney Flashing

Chimney flashing preserves the areas around the chimney from leaking water where the roof meets the chimney. Chimney flashing is one of the most imperitive parts of a home’s chimney. Most clients don’t give a lot of thought to their Shelter Island Heights home’s (or business’s) chimney flashing. When roof or chimney flashing becomes problematic, it loses it imperviousness and resistance to water and causes a host of other problems. The chimney flashing or caulking used to keep your flashing in place might slowly erode, making your roof vulnerable to leaks. Warped or missing flashing might lead to a serious water leak and severe problems to your Shelter Island Heights home and parts of the chimney.

Chimney flashing’s purpose is to stall 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 the chimney where it intersects with the roof. Expressway provides flashing inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to cushion the chimney as well as the roof and attic from the inevitable deterioration started by excessive water aggression.

New Chimney Flashing

Following a storm, walk around your home and inspect for water stains in your ceiling using a flashlight if possible. 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 highly-skilled chimney techs recommend you never let leaks go without address or repair for very long. Leaky roofs generally cause additional damage to other parts of your dwelling – which can then include the growth of dangerous mold and mildew… and that maythen cost you thousands more to address. If you notice mold, shrinking, blistering or curling shingles, reach an highly-skilled chimney flashing company such as Expressway to look at your dwelling’s chimney and roof and recommend an appropriate course of action before it’s too late.

How Does Flashing Become Alarming?

Here in the NY tri-state area (and especially in Shelter Island Heights) we get quite a bit of sun, wind, sleet, rain and snow every year. Problem producers definitely include severe winds that may displace the flashing material. Rust issues (which are common with certain designs of flashing material). Workers on your roof in Shelter Island Heights will also inadvertently break the flashing. If the chimney’s flashing is harmed, it may quickly become a major issue if overlooked. With so much to gain from having correctly installed or maintained flashing, it’s always important to ensure that the flashing is kept in fine working order.

Some Signs Your Chimney could Need New Flashing:

• your flashing is dislodged or missing
• your flashing is rusted or rotted through
• the flashing is now coming dislodged
• your flashing is covered with roofing tar
• You’re installing new roof shingles – or having other roofing service done
• The chimney is leaking water into your home.

Chimney Flashing Inspections

Some of the property’s chimneys in Shelter Island Heights are over 50 years old or more and failing. The next thing that our technicians would look for is if the bricks that are above the chimney flashing need to be corrected Last – but not least – almost every fireplace crown needs to be checked 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. Expressway regularly replaces chimney flashing that might no longer do its job in cushioning a home from eroding water. If there are undiscovered cracks or compromises in this masonry, the damage may be faster and more pervasive. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other structure building materials can be severely harmed by regular water seepage. Because damage happens below the roof and out of sight, homeowners could 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

This is one of the reasons it’s not good for the average customer to perform a flashing installation repair on their own. Reach out to Expressway’s team of chimney pros today to get started! Part of our scheduled chimney inspection service includes a close up look at your chimney flashing. We, at Expressway, would love to handle all of the chimney flashing and other home needs. However, our pros know that there are a ton of other chimney companies options to choose from. Feel free to check out Expressway’s Google reviews or even look at some of Expressway’s previous work. Our chimney experts know that after you take a look, you could see just how much delight our pros take in each job.

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