Chimney reflashing and flashing repair in Ybor City
Flashing checked free from the roof, and a same-day visit when there is space on the schedule.
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Chimney Services
Keeping Rain Out Where the Roof Meets the Chimney
The flashing, the crown and the cap are checked together, and you approve the plan before any metal is cut.
Base flashing and counter flashing work as a pair
Chimney flashing is built in two layers. Base flashing lies on the roof covering and bends up onto the chimney face. Counter flashing comes down out of the masonry and laps over the top edge of the base piece, so water running down the brick lands on the outside of the joint. Brick Industry Association Technical Note 19B describes the counter flashing lapping the base flashing by at least three inches.
Because the layers are separate, the roof and the chimney can move a little without tearing the seal. A single strip of metal glued to both surfaces loses that freedom. When our specialists rebuild flashing, both layers go back in their proper order.
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 Ybor City, so a new copper or stainless piece is never held down by a nail that rusts away beneath it.
Flashing on concrete and clay tile roofs
Tile roofs are flashed differently from shingle roofs. Section R905.3.8 of the Florida residential code calls for flashing and counterflashing where tile meets a vertical surface to follow the tile manufacturer's instructions and the FRSA/TRI installation manual for concrete and clay tile in high-wind areas, along with the code chapter itself.
Those details use pans, channels and formed metal that sit under and between the tiles. Our pros identify the tile profile first and plan the flashing around it, because a shingle-style repair on a tile roof leaves water paths the tile was never meant to cover.
Mortar joints that hold the counter flashing
Counter flashing is only as secure as the joint it is set into. Soft, sandy or missing mortar lets the metal loosen and water slip behind it, so those joints are repointed before new counter flashing goes in.
The National Park Service's repointing guidance asks for a mortar weaker and more breathable than the surrounding brick, so the joint gives before the brick does. Our pros choose a mortar that suits your chimney's brick when they rebuild the joints along the flashing line.
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
- Back flashing on the uphill face
- Ceiling and wall stains near the chimney
- Storm collar on a metal chimney
- Siding and trim on a framed chase
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Phone (833) 435-4697 and our pros will check every side of your chimney's roof line in Ybor City for free.
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