Flashing repair where the chimney meets the roof in River Oaks
Counter flashing set back into sound joints, step pieces lapped with the roofing, and sealant only where it belongs.
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Clues that point to the roof junction flashing
- Water stain on the ceiling beside the chimney
- Damp wall next to the chimney breast
- Broken tiles around the chimney base
- Leaves and grit piled behind the chimney
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How we repair the flashing at your roof line
Stepped counter flashing on the sloped sides
Along the sides of a chimney the roof line climbs, but the mortar joints stay level. Counter flashing on those faces is usually cut in steps, so each section can turn into its own joint and still cover the base pieces below. Each step laps over the one beneath it.
A single long strip run at an angle across the brick cannot sit in a joint along its length. It ends up held by sealant alone. We check how the side counter flashing was cut, and we explain whether stepped sections would suit the brick coursing on your chimney.
Metal moves with sun and shade
Metal flashing heats up in sun and cools in shade and rain, and it grows and shrinks a little each time. Long pieces move more than short ones. A detail that fixes the metal rigidly at both ends can tear its own seal or pull out of its joint.
That is one reason step flashing comes in separate pieces and counter flashing laps over rather than joining the base metal. We lay out the new pieces so they can move without opening a path for water. The estimate describes the pieces and the laps, so you can see how they are arranged.
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.
Roofing rules for flashing work in Broward County
The Florida Building Code places Broward County in its high-velocity zone. Residential roofing there is sent to the code's high-velocity provisions instead of the general roofing chapter. Flashing is tied into the roofing at a chimney, so the roofing it touches is covered by those provisions.
Ask what the code requires for the roofing near your chimney before work begins. We explain which parts of the job involve roofing and how they will be restored. If a roofer is better placed to handle that part under those provisions, the estimate says so and shows where our scope ends.
Flashing items we check and price
- Mortar above and beside the reglet
- Roofer coordination and scope boundary
- Debris cleaned up and hauled away
- Openings covered at the end of each day
Questions about flashing repair
What separates step flashing from counter flashing on a chimney?
Step flashing is the set of base pieces woven into the roofing along the sloped sides. Counter flashing comes down from the brick and covers the top of those pieces. The two overlap rather than join, so each stays with its own surface.
Do you seal chimney flashing with roof cement?
Not as the main seal. Roof cement is a roofing patch material, and a flashing joint should rely on lapped metal with sealant at the reglet and hidden laps. Where old cement hides the metal, we clean it back to see what is underneath.
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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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
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Copperfield Chimney Supply 
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