Sound metal, failed seal or loose top edge
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Chimney Flashing Repair in Spring Hill, FL
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Why Homeowners Choose Our Crew
Chimney flashing is the metal seal where the chimney meets the roof. Flashing repair in Spring Hill resets loose pieces, replaces rusted or torn step and counter flashing, and seals the top edge into a mortar joint. Caulk alone is a stopgap; the metal has to shed water by its shape.
How Chimney Flashing Keeps Water Out
Chimney flashing works in two layers. Step flashing is woven into the roofing, one bent piece under each course of shingles, so water that runs down the roof is turned away from the chimney's side. Counter flashing is set into the brick or stucco and folds down over the step pieces, closing the gap from above. At the front, an apron sheds water across the lower face; at the back, a wide chimney needs a cricket to split the flow.
Chimney counter flashing and chimney step flashing only work as a pair. If either layer is missing, cut short or sealed with tar instead of tucked in, water finds the opening the next time wind pushes rain against the stack.
Roof Leak Around Chimney: Finding the Source
A roof leak around chimney flashing can look like a roof problem, a crown problem or a brick problem from inside the house. We check the flashing first because it is the most exposed joint, then the crown and the brick above it, so we do not reflash a chimney that is really leaking through a cracked crown.
A chimney flashing leak often shows as a stain on the ceiling a few feet from the chimney, because the water runs along a rafter before it drips. Damp sheathing or rusty nails in the attic beside the chimney confirm it.
Repair or Chimney Reflashing
Chimney flashing repair is enough when the metal is sound and only the seal has failed: we reset the counter flashing into a fresh cut, replace a few step pieces and seal the joints with a flexible sealant made for masonry. Chimney flashing replacement, or a full chimney reflashing, is the better job when the metal is rusted through, was installed without step pieces, or the roof around it is being redone.
When you reflash chimney joints during a roof replacement, the roofer and our crew coordinate so the new roofing and the new flashing go in together. Flashing around chimney repair done after a new roof means lifting new shingles, which is avoidable with a little planning.
Standards and Materials
The Florida Building Code, Residential, requires flashing where a chimney meets the roof and a cricket on the upslope side of wider chimneys. We use aluminum or galvanized step flashing to match the roofing, and set counter flashing into the mortar joints of brick or into a cut in stucco. Leak around chimney flashing that has already rotted the deck is opened up and repaired before the new metal goes on.
Questions and Answers
Should chimney flashing be caulked?
Caulk can seal a small gap in sound flashing, but caulk alone is not flashing. Sunlight and heat crack sealant within a few seasons, and the leak returns, so lasting repairs rely on step and counter flashing that shed water by their shape, with sealant only at the joints.
How long does it take to replace chimney flashing?
Replacing the flashing on a typical chimney takes most of a day. Lifting the shingles or tile around the chimney comes first, then new step and counter flashing go in and the roofing is relaid. A wide chimney that needs a cricket adds time.
Should chimney flashing be replaced with a new roof?
Replacing chimney flashing during a roof replacement is the sensible time to do it. The roofing is already off. New step flashing can be woven into the new shingles and the counter flashing reset at the same visit. Reusing old, bent flashing under a new roof is a frequent cause of early leaks.
Why is water coming into my house around the chimney?
Water inside near the chimney usually comes from flashing that has pulled loose, a cracked crown or soaked brick. Wind-driven rain finds any gap in the step or counter flashing first. An inspection from the roof and the attic pins down which one it is before any repair.
Why does a chimney need two layers of flashing?
Step flashing is a set of bent metal pieces woven under each row of shingles along the chimney's sides. Counter flashing is set into the brick or stucco and laps down over the step pieces. Together they let roof and chimney move a little without opening a gap. Each one alone leaves the joint open to wind-driven rain.
How do you fix leaking chimney flashing?
Find where the water gets behind the metal first. A loose top edge is reset into a fresh cut in the mortar and sealed, while rusted or missing step pieces are replaced under the lifted shingles. Tar smeared over the joint only hides the problem for a season or two.
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Signs It Is Time
Where a chimney passes through the roof, two very different materials have to share one joint, and that joint is where a lot of roof leaks start. Our crew checks the step flashing, the counter flashing and the apron, finds where water is getting behind them, and repairs or replaces the metal so the roof and the chimney shed rain together.
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