Local pros for chimney flashing repair in Apollo Beach

Aluminum flashing and fresh mortar

Aluminum flashing is light and easy to bend, and it has one weakness at a masonry chimney. The Brick Industry Association brief on flashing chimneys notes that the alkalis in fresh mortar attack aluminum, so a piece set into a new mortar joint can corrode where it is buried.

Our specialists take that into account when they choose metal for counter flashing that goes into the brick. Where aluminum suits the roof side, the pieces set in mortar may be a different, compatible metal. The choice is explained on your estimate so you know exactly what is going on the roof.

Soft roof deck around a leaking chimney

Water that gets past the flashing soaks the roof deck around the chimney before it reaches a ceiling. By the time a stain shows inside, the plywood or boards at the chimney may already be soft.

When the roof covering comes up, our pros check the deck at the chimney. Damaged decking is handled with your roofer or priced on its own line, and it is repaired before new flashing goes down, so the metal is fastened into sound wood.

Resetting a piece or reflashing the chimney

Some flashing problems are small. A counter flashing strip that pulled out of its joint can be reset and sealed, and a single rusted step piece can be replaced. Other chimneys have metal that is thin and pitted on every side, laps installed backward or repeated patches hiding the edges.

Our pros tell you which situation you have after the free inspection and price the smallest repair that will hold. When a full reflash is the honest answer, you see why, side by side with the limited option.

What your flashing estimate spells out

A flashing estimate should say more than replace flashing. Ours spells out the details below, along with any brick, deck or roof covering work that goes with them.

Prices are upfront, there are no hidden fees, and our workmanship warranty covers the flashing we install. Booking within 72 hours of the free inspection in Apollo Beach also takes 10% off.

• Each side of the chimney and the piece planned for it
• The metal proposed and why it suits your roof
• How the counter flashing is attached to the masonry
• Lap direction and how every lap is sealed
• Who handles the roof covering side of the work