Leaking chimney flashing repaired in Bay Hill
Local specialists replace chimney flashing in Bay Hill with metal and methods matched to your roof covering. No hidden fees.
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- Locally run
- Family owned and operated
- Same-day service available
What we check on Bay Hill roofs before reflashing
These are the details that decide how the flashing is repaired. You see each one in writing before our Bay Hill team starts.
- Apron flashing across the downhill face
- Flashing metal and thickness proposed
- Attic side of the chimney, where reachable
- Cleanup and haul-away of old metal
What goes into a flashing job in Bay Hill
Before you approve flashing work in Bay Hill, these points are worth knowing.
Upper pieces lap over lower ones
When flashing goes on in sections, the direction of each lap matters as much as its length. BIA Technical Note 19B says a piece higher up the roofline should lap over the lower piece by at least 2 inches, so water flowing down is always carried onto the next piece and never under it.
A reversed lap, where a lower piece was slipped over an upper one during an old repair, works like a funnel. It is easy to miss from the ground and hard to cure with sealant. We read each seam's direction and correct any lap that runs backwards.
Sealing the joints and the hidden side of each bend
Metal flashing depends on laps, but the seams still need sealing. BIA Technical Note 19B advises that every joint in the base and counter flashing be thoroughly sealed, and that the unexposed side of any bends be sealed as well.
Nobody sees that hidden sealant once the job is closed up, which is exactly why it gets skipped. We seal joints as the pieces go in rather than smearing product over the surface afterward, and we choose a sealant suited to the metal and masonry involved. The product is named in your written scope.
Rust at the lower bends
Water lingers longest where flashing turns from the chimney face onto the roof. On painted or galvanized steel, that bend is where rust usually breaks through first, sometimes behind a coat of paint that still looks fine from the driveway.
We probe the bends along each face and at the corners. Surface rust may need only cleaning and coating, while pinholes or thinned metal mean replacement. You learn which applies to each face, so you are not paying to replace good metal or to paint over bad metal.
An unused chimney still needs sound flashing
A fireplace that is never lit does nothing to protect the roof junction. Water gets in at the flashing whether or not the chimney is used, and it can damage framing and ceilings quietly over time.
Unused chimneys often go unchecked for years because nobody thinks about them. If yours has not been looked at in a while, a free inspection of the flashing, crown and cap can catch problems while they are still small. The check is free and takes one visit, and the findings tell you whether the chimney needs work before the next storm season.
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Chimney flashing questions from Bay Hill
Short answers from our chimney team in Bay Hill. Call for anything not covered here.
Do you need to go into my attic?
It helps when there is access near the chimney. Water marks on the decking and framing show which face is letting water in. We always ask first and keep the visit tidy.
Why does the chimney leak only when rain blows from one direction?
Wind drives water sideways and upward, past laps that handle straight-down rain without trouble, so the entry point is often on the face that takes the storm. Note which way the weather came from when the stain grew, and we start with short laps, lifted counter flashing and open corners on that side.
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