Repairing the roof line around chimneys in Carrollwood
Stop the stain beside your chimney. Our specialists find the gap in the flashing and close it with new metal.
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
- No hidden fees
- Workmanship warranty
Contents
Chimney Services
Flashing Details Our Specialists Get Right
Flashing repairs booked within 72 hours of the free inspection are 10% off. Here is how we keep water out at the roof line.
Working to the roofing manufacturer's details
Section R905.2.8.4 of the Florida residential code says chimney flashing on an asphalt shingle roof goes in according to the shingle manufacturer's printed instructions. Section R905.2.8.1 lists the options for base and counter flashing on those roofs, including a continuous metal L flashing at least four inches in each direction.
In practice, the details on your roof in Carrollwood depend partly on the shingle it carries. Our pros identify the roof covering before they order metal, so the repair matches what the roof was designed to accept and the shingles lie flat over the new pieces.
Why the corners need extra care
The four corners of a chimney are where flashing has to change direction, and they are the hardest part to form. Brick Industry Association guidance has the base flashing start on the faces that run down the slope, with tabs folded around each corner so the next piece laps over them.
A corner cut square and filled with sealant has nothing behind the sealant once it cracks. Our specialists form or fold corner pieces so metal covers metal, then seal the laps. That detail takes longer, and it is the one that keeps a corner dry through storm after storm.
Roof cement smeared over old flashing
Plenty of leaking chimneys have been patched with roofing cement or tar spread along the flashing edge. It can stop a drip for a while. Over time it hardens, cracks and traps water against the metal it covers, and each new layer hides the edges an inspection needs to see.
Our pros remove old patching where it hides the laps, so they can judge the metal underneath. Sometimes clean flashing is still sound and only needs resetting. Sometimes the cement was holding together metal that has rusted through. Either way, you get the finding and the price before any work starts.
Chimneys that pass through a metal roof
Standing seam and other metal roofs use trim and flashing pieces made to fit the panel profile. The chimney side of the joint still needs counter flashing set into the masonry, while the roof side follows the panel maker's details.
Our pros look at how the panels were finished at the chimney and whether the trim has been bent, lifted or sealed over. Where the roof side calls for the panel installer's own parts, we say so and coordinate with the roofer so nobody improvises a patch on your home in Carrollwood.
On any service we offer
Reflashing with a new roof? Book within 72 hours of our inspection for 10% off.
What's Included
The Roof-Line Details We Review
- Corner pieces and tabs
- Sealant at laps and the top edge
- Ceiling and wall stains near the chimney
- Storm collar on a metal chimney
Our Services
More Help for Your Carrollwood Fireplace
-
-
-
-
-
-
More about chimney flashing repairEverything we do in Carrollwood
Proudly American
A clear scope, an agreed price and workmanship we stand behind.
Chimney Flashing Repair Starts With a Call
From one loose strip to a full reflash, we repair chimney flashing across Carrollwood and Hillsborough County.
Your request is confirmed
Our team will contact you to arrange the appointment.