Leaking chimney flashing fixed in South Tampa
The roof line around your chimney fixed in layers, and 10% off when you approve the work inside 72 hours of the free inspection.
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How We Rebuild Chimney Flashing Layer by Layer
The roof line around a chimney needs patient work, and our family crew gives it that.
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.
Setting counter flashing into the mortar joint
Counter flashing needs a secure top edge. Technical Note 19B describes inserting it three quarters of an inch to one inch into a mortar joint and mortaring it in solidly. Another accepted method cuts a narrow slot, called a reglet, along the joint and seals the metal into it.
Flashing that is only pressed against the face of the brick and caulked along the top depends entirely on that caulk. When the bead fails, water runs behind the metal. Our pros let new counter flashing into the joint so the masonry itself holds the edge, then seal it with a product suited to brick.
Sealing the joints you cannot see
Brick Industry Association guidance calls for sealing all joints and laps in chimney flashing, including the unexposed side of bends. Those hidden faces are where water creeps along the metal by capillary action and slips past a lap that looks tight from outside.
Our pros seal each lap as the piece goes in, before the next one covers it. You cannot see that step once the job is done, which is why it is written into the scope of your estimate along with the metal and the method.
Keeping different metals apart
Put two unlike metals together in a wet joint, and one of them tends to corrode faster. The American Galvanizers Association explains that the zinc coating on galvanized steel is anodic to most other metals and is used up faster when it is in contact with them.
That is why the fasteners, clips and flashing pieces on a chimney should be compatible with each other. Our pros match them on every flashing repair in South Tampa, so a new copper or stainless piece is never held down by a nail that rusts away beneath it.
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Book within 72 hours of the inspection and the 10% off goes on your estimate.
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What Your Free Flashing Inspection Covers
- Back flashing on the uphill face
- Old roof cement hiding the edges
- Shingle, tile or metal roof details
- Reset, repair or full reflash options
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