Chimney Flashing For Thomaston

The Importance Of Chimney Flashing

Chimney flashing preserves 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 property’s chimney. Most clients don’t give a lot of thought to their Thomaston home’s (or business’s) chimney flashing. Roof flashing is installed to impede your Thomaston dwelling from water damage and is sometimes placed around vents, chimneys and skylights. The chimney flashing or caulking used to keep the flashing in place can slowly erode, making the roof vulnerable to leaks. If water gets past the chimney flashing, there is nothing left to stop it from infiltrating the structure’s walls and ceilings.

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 made to to fit securely around the base of the chimney where it intersects with the roof. When installed precisely, chimney flashing will 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 might 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 generally cause additional damage to other parts of your dwelling – which might then include the growth of noxious mold and mildew… and that maythen cost the owner thousands more to remove. Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water eroding 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 Thomaston) we get quite a bit of sun, wind, sleet, rain and snow every year. Damage producers definitely include extreme winds that might dislodge the flashing material. 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 could eventually cause weakening to your roofing system, as the chimney flashing helps prevent 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 could Need New Flashing:

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

Chimney Flashing Inspections

A lot of the home’s chimneys in Thomaston 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. Missing mortar joints also need to be repaired and or re-tuckpointed so that the water will pass the chimney flashing. Chimney crown cracks are one of the major reasons that chimney can leak past the chimney flashing. If your chimney’s flashing is rusting and breaking away from the roof, our team could replace all of the flashing around the areas in question and help to keep your structure’s roof protected. Expressway regularly fixes chimney flashing that may no longer do its service in preserving a residence from infiltrating water. Structural materials are known to simply develop damage over time. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other property building materials may be severely harmed by regular water infiltration. Because harm happens below the roof and out of sight, clients might not become aware of possible damage until a major safety and property risk occurs. We suggest you call Expressway to inspect your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway Chimney Flashing Repair Company

This is one of the reasons it’s not recommended for the average customer to perform a flashing installation job on their own. Reach out to our team of flashing experts today to get started! When Expressway’s expert qualified professionals construct new chimney flashing, our technicians take the time to make sure the new metal flashing is a perfect fit – in terms of shape and size for your chimney and roof. Our pros have the proper tools and training and take pride in doing every service correctly the first time. So why choose Expressway? We could talk about quality and the Expressway advantage. We let our work speak for itself. Our pros know that after you take a look, you might see just how much dignity our chimney experts take in each chimney project.

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