Chimney reflashing and flashing repair in Palma Ceia
Flashing checked free from the roof, and a same-day visit when there is space on the schedule.
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- Same-day service available
- No hidden fees
- Workmanship warranty
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Chimney Services
Keeping Rain Out Where the Roof Meets the Chimney
Flashing repairs in Palma Ceia start at the roof line with a free inspection, and every option is priced in writing.
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.
Flashing metal that resists corrosion
Section R903.2.1 of the Florida residential code requires metal flashing to be corrosion resistant, with minimum thicknesses for each metal set out in Table R903.2.1. Thin or unsuited metal can wear through long before the roof around it.
Your estimate names the metal we propose for your chimney in Palma Ceia and why it suits the roof covering and the masonry it touches. When the old flashing is rusting through, putting back the same thin material only restarts the clock, so our specialists explain the better options and price each one.
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.
Flashing, crown and cap are separate jobs
The crown sheds water off the top of a masonry chimney, the cap covers the flue opening and the flashing seals the roof line. Section R1003.9.1 of the Florida residential code describes the crown as sloped, with a drip edge, and separated from the flue liners by a caulked bond break, a different part from the flashing below it.
All three get checked on one visit, since a leak at any of them ends up in the same ceiling. Each repair gets its own line and price, so you can see what the flashing work costs apart from anything else the chimney needs.
On any service we offer
Any flashing job booked within 72 hours of the inspection comes 10% off.
What's Included
Checked Before We Quote Your Flashing
- Step flashing along both sides
- Shingle, tile or metal roof details
- Roof deck condition at the chimney
- Storm collar on a metal chimney
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Phone (833) 435-4697 and our pros will check every side of your chimney's roof line in Palma Ceia for free.
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