The chimney flashing at your roof line, repaired in Bay Harbor Islands
A free inspection, findings in plain words and a written flashing scope you approve before any metal comes off.
- Owned and run locally
- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
What failing flashing looks like from indoors
- Water stain on the ceiling beside the chimney
- Gaps along the top edge of the metal
- Dark or soft roof deck by the chimney
- Wet attic insulation around the stack
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Step and counter flashing work in Bay Harbor Islands
The uphill face meets the runoff
The side of the chimney that faces up the roof meets everything running down the slope toward it. Leaves and grit can gather there, and the pile holds moisture against the metal. From the ground this face is hard to see, so it is easy to overlook.
The Florida Building Code calls for a cricket on the ridge side of wider chimneys, which is framing work on the roof rather than flashing. Where your chimney has one, its metal is part of our check. Where the roof shape raises that question, we note it in the findings for you and your roofer to weigh.
Paint over old flashing
Flashing is sometimes painted to match the roof or the chimney. Paint can hide rust, pinholes and thin spots, so a painted junction may look better than it is. Flaking paint along the laps is often the first sign that the metal underneath is going.
We check painted flashing by hand, especially at folds and along the roof line. If the metal is sound, the paint can stay as it is. If it is failing, we say whether the new metal can be left bare or should be finished, and what that finish involves.
Water that shows up on a lower floor
Water that gets past chimney flashing may not appear right beside the chimney. It can run down inside a wall or along framing and show up on a lower ceiling, around a window or near the floor. The mark may be some distance from where the water entered.
Tell us about every place you have seen water, even if it seems unrelated. We trace likely paths from the roof junction downward. If the evidence suggests the water is entering somewhere other than the chimney, we say so rather than fitting the symptom to the flashing.
Findings you can pass to the next person
The findings from a flashing inspection are useful beyond the repair itself. If you later sell the house, bring in a roofer or file the paperwork with other home records, they show what was checked and what was found.
Ask for anything unclear in the findings to be written out in full. Plain descriptions of each face, each problem and each recommendation hold their meaning longer than shorthand. The written record of the completed work then adds what was actually installed.
Included in your chimney flashing scope
- Flashing metal named in writing
- Fasteners matched to the flashing metal
- Crown and cap noted as separate items
- Flashing where a framed chase meets the roof
Your flashing repair questions
Does a new roof come with new chimney flashing?
Not necessarily. Some roofers replace the base pieces and leave the counter flashing, and some reuse old metal. Ask your roofer what is planned for the chimney. We can assess the counter flashing before the new roofing goes on.
Is there a charge for the flashing inspection in Bay Harbor Islands?
No. We do not charge for the inspection or for the written estimate it produces. You pay only for flashing work you approve, at the figure in the estimate, with no hidden fees added later.
Can one side of the flashing be fixed without the others?
Yes, if the other faces are sound. The new pieces have to lap correctly into the old ones at each corner. If the old corners are too worn to join, we explain why the work should extend around them.
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Our team will contact you to arrange your inspection.
Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
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Copperfield Chimney Supply 
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