Flashing repair at the roof and chimney joint in Leisure City
Tell us where the water shows up. We trace it to the roof junction or rule the flashing out.
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When the chimney flashing may be the cause
- Water stain on the ceiling beside the chimney
- Nail heads showing through the flashing
- Wet attic insulation around the stack
- Leak that started after a roof replacement
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Reflashing and repairs for chimneys in Leisure City
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.
Rusted steel at the roof line
Rust streaks on the roofing below a chimney can start at pinholes in old steel flashing. Once its coating wears off, the metal thins at folds and laps first. A piece that looks whole from the ground can be soft enough to push a screwdriver through.
We check the metal by hand where we can reach it. Rusted pieces are listed for replacement rather than coated over, because paint does not restore lost metal. If the rust is limited to one face, the scope can be limited to that face as well.
Roofing laid over older roofing
Some roofs are replaced by laying new roofing over the old layer. At the chimney, that raises the roof surface, and the upturn of the base flashing may end up shorter than intended. The counter flashing may then cover less of it.
If you know the roof has more than one layer, tell us. We check how much upturn remains above the new surface and how far the counter flashing reaches over it. Where the overlap is too short to shed water, the estimate explains how new pieces would restore it.
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.
Your free flashing inspection looks at
- Roofing lifted and restored at the chimney
- Fasteners matched to the flashing metal
- Mortar above and beside the reglet
- Roofer coordination and scope boundary
Common questions on reflashing a chimney
Should I paint over the ceiling stain now?
Wait until the flashing repair is done and the area has dried. A fresh coat of paint makes it harder to tell whether the stain is still growing. If the mark spreads after the repair, tell us promptly so we can look again.
Is there a discount on chimney flashing work?
Yes. When you give the go-ahead inside 72 hours of your free inspection, 10% comes off the flashing work. The window counts from the inspection at your home, and nobody will press you to decide sooner than you are ready.
Can you repair flashing where a metal roof meets the chimney?
Yes, with details that follow the panel profile and the roofing maker's instructions. We identify the panel type first. If cutting or refitting panels is better done by a roofer, the estimate says so and shows where our part of the work ends.
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