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Chimney flashing reset, resealed or replaced in Flagami

Flashing repair sized to your roof covering, with the roofing we lift restored and described in writing.

  • Owned and run locally
  • Available for same-day service
  • Fully licensed and insured
  • Family owned and run

When the chimney flashing may be the cause

  • Stain returning after an earlier patch
  • Broken tiles around the chimney base
  • Nail heads showing through the flashing
  • Leak that started after a roof replacement
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From findings to finished flashing work

Metal roofing needs its own detail

A metal roof meets a chimney differently from shingle or tile. Panels and ribs leave no courses to weave step pieces into. The junction usually relies on formed pieces and closures that follow the panel profile, as the roofing maker details them.

We identify the panel type before quoting, because the detail changes with the profile. If the panels need a roofer to cut or refit them, we say who handles which part. Mention the roof installer's name if you know it. Their details for that panel can save guesswork at the chimney.

Fasteners and metals that do not mix

When two different metals touch in wet conditions, one of the pair tends to corrode sooner than it would alone. That applies to flashing pieces and to the nails or screws that hold them. A steel fastener in copper flashing, for example, can fail early.

We match fasteners and any joining pieces to the flashing metal we install. Where new flashing has to meet old metal of a different kind, we explain how the contact is handled. If an earlier repair mixed metals, that is noted in the findings so you know why those pieces are included.

Visible flashing and the parts under roofing

An inspection of flashing covers what is accessible. The exposed metal, the reglet, the laps we can reach and the roofing around the chimney can all be judged directly. The underlayment, the deck and the hidden ends of the step pieces cannot, unless roofing is lifted.

Our findings separate the two. Where a conclusion rests on what we saw, we say so. Where it rests on likely conditions under the roofing, we say that too. The estimate then explains how any surprises found under the roofing would be priced and approved before work continues.

Flashing when the stack above the roof is rebuilt

If the chimney above the roof line has to be rebuilt, the flashing is tied into the new masonry as the work goes up. That is part of the rebuild scope, not a separate flashing job. New reglets are formed in the new joints.

We mention this because a flashing repair on a stack that needs rebuilding would be undone. If the masonry above the roof is loose, cracked through or leaning, we explain the rebuild question first. If it is sound, the flashing repair stands on its own.

Your free flashing inspection looks at

  • Step flashing on each sloped side
  • Counter flashing and its mortar joint
  • Hose water test when the job calls for it
  • Debris cleaned up and hauled away

Questions about flashing repair

Do you need to cut into the brick to fix the flashing?

Sometimes. Counter flashing is usually set into a mortar joint, and if the old joint is too worn to hold it, a fresh reglet is cut. The dust is controlled and cleaned up, and any repointing beyond the reglet is a separate item.

What happens if you find soft roof deck under the flashing?

We stop and show you before doing anything more. Replacing the soft section is a separate item, and we explain whether our team or a roofer should handle it. Nothing extra goes ahead until you approve it.

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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