Chimney Flashing For West Islip

What Chimney Flashing Does

Chimney flashing is your West Islip residence’s main line of defense against water harm. Chimney flashing is one of the most imperitive parts of a dwelling’s chimney. Most homeowners don’t give a lot of thought to their West Islip home’s (or business’s) chimney flashing. When roof or chimney flashing becomes problematic, it loses it imperviousness and resistance to water and begins a host of other problems. Roof flashings are generally made of thin copper, galvanized steel or aluminum sheets that are generally mounted beneath the roof’s shingles. Replacing the chimney flashing (or flashing sealants) from time to time could go a long way in water tightening your roof and defending your West Islip residence.

Chimney flashing’s purpose is to stall rain water and melting snow. Flashing has two layers: “step flashing” and “counter flashing.” Counter flashing surrounds the top ridge gap of the L-flashing and is secured by embedding it into the chimney masonry. If water is allowed to flow down into your home through a gap begun by leaking or missing flashing, there should be major cause for alarm.

Checking For Chimney Flashing Damage

Even if your roof looks 100% fine after a heavy rain or snow storm, there could still be underlying leakage that could go unnoticed to a novice eye. Water stains could indicate the start of a leaking problem. Expressway’s expert chimney techs recommend you never let leaks go without address or repair for very long. On your residence’s roof, do you see harmful mold, algae, mildew or fungus growth? Are there shrinking, blistering or curling shingles? Is there any water eroding into the attic or into walls that you might see?

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Various parts may harm the flashing and start the need for either a flashing installation. Squirrels, raccoons and other animals that enjoy chewing on the flashing. Rust issues (which are common with certain arrays of flashing material). Workers on a roof in West Islip can also inadvertently damage the flashing. Flashing that has deteriorated from the elements can eventually cause harm to your roofing system, as the chimney flashing helps stall water leakage 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 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 sustain the chimney flashing so that it won’t leak.

Chimney Flashing Inspections

A lot of the chimneys flashing that we repair is the same chimney flashing that was installed when the chimney was initially 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 could pass the chimney flashing. Expressway’s team might visit your property and assess the integrity of your residence’s chimney system, identify whether your flashing needs to be resealed. If your chimney’s flashing is rusting and breaking away from the roof, Expressway’s team might replace all of the flashing around the spots in question and help to keep your home’s roof secured. Expressway regularly repairs chimney flashing that may no longer do its job in securing a residence from penetrating water. If there are undiscovered cracks or compromises in this masonry, the harm may be faster and more pervasive. Mold growth – which is typically in dark, undrafted and damp spots are perfect for growing and harboring dangerous mold. Mold is known to be threatening to humans and pets and if water is infiltrating down into your residence, the growth could be widespread and very pricey to remedy. We suggest you call Expressway to inspect your roof and chimney soon.

Expressway Chimney Flashing Repair Pros

Because there are a lot of parts and components of the chimney system, chimney flashing must be properly customized in order to perform well. Remember: One company doesn’t always fit all. When Expressway’s highly-skilled flashing technicians install new chimney flashing, our chimney experts take the time to make sure the new product is a perfect fit – in terms of shape and size for your chimney and roof. We, at Expressway, would love to handle all of your chimney flashing and other residence needs. So why choose us? Our pros could talk about quality and the Expressway advantage. Feel free to check out Expressway’s Google reviews or even look at some of our previous work. Our technicians know that after you take a look, you can see just how much pride our technicians take in each job.

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