Chimney Flashing For Town Of Westbury

The Importance Of Chimney Flashing

Chimney flashing protects the places around the chimney from leaking water where the roof abuts 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 Town Of Westbury home’s (or business’s) chimney flashing. Roof flashing is installed to prevent your Town Of Westbury dwelling from water damage and is usually laid down around vents, chimneys and skylights. The chimney flashing or caulking used to keep your flashing in place might slowly erode, making your roof wide open to leaks. Warped or missing flashing will lead to a serious water leak and severe damage to your Town Of Westbury home and parts of the chimney.

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. Expressway provides flashing inspections, preventative maintenance and chimney inspections to cushion the chimney as well as your roof and attic from the inevitable deterioration initiated by excessive water intrusion.

New Chimney Flashing

Even if your roof looks 100% fine after a heavy rain or snow storm, there could still be underlying damage that can go unnoticed to a novice eye. Water stains could indicate the start of a leaking problem. Our highly-skilled flashing techs could find the source of the problem and fix it ASAP. On your structure’s roof, do you see noxious mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? If you notice mold, shrinking, blistering or curling shingles, reach an expert chimney flashing company such as Expressway to assess your structure’s chimney and roof and recommend an appropriate course of action before it’s too late.

How Does Flashing Become Blocked?

Nuerous things could harm your home’s flashing and begin the need for either a flashing installation. Leakage producers definitely include bad winds that might dislodge the flashing material. Rust issues (which are common with certain arrays of flashing material). Workers on your home’s roof in Town Of Westbury may also inadvertently break the flashing. If your chimney’s flashing is damaged, it may quickly become a major issue if neglected. With so much to gain from having correctly installed or maintained flashing, it’s always important to ensure that the flashing is kept in optimum working order.

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

Spotting Damaged Chimney Flashing

Many of the chimneys flashing that we repair is the same chimney flashing that was installed when the chimney was first built. Most of the time this can 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. Our team might visit your property and assess the integrity of your property’s chimney system, identify whether the flashing needs to be replaced. Chimney inspection is a small maintenance task, but it’s one that you can’t afford to discount. Chimney damage often begins to erode chimney masonry below the roofline. If there are undiscovered cracks or compromises in this masonry, the leakage could be faster and more pervasive. Wall boards, insulation, electrical wiring and other residence building materials might be severely broken by regular water invasion. Mold is known to be dangerous to humans and pets and if water is aggressive down into your home, the growth might be widespread and very costly to remedy. We suggest you call Expressway to inspect your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway: The Premier Chimney Repair Company

Because there are so many parts and components of the chimney system, chimney flashing must be correctly customized in order to perform well. Remember: One company doesn’t always fit all. When Expressway’s fully-trained flashing experts construct new chimney flashing, we take the time to make sure the new material is a perfect fit – in terms of shape and size for the chimney and roof. We, at Expressway, would love to handle all of the chimney flashing and other structure needs. However, our chimney experts know that there are a ton of other companies options to choose from. Feel free to check out Expressway’s Google reviews or even look at some of Expressway’s previous work. If it’s time for a chimney flashing inspection or you know there’s trouble with your flashing, you may contact Expressway Roofing & Chimney at 631.772.6363.

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