Your family-owned chimney company in Lake Dot

A new roof is a good moment to think about the chimney, and in Lake Dot, a neighborhood the City of Orlando recognizes by name, coordinating the two can save a leak later. Where a chimney passes through a roof, the roofing and the chimney flashing have to work together. If the roofer replaces the shingles or tile and reuses tired flashing, or seals new roofing to old metal with a bead of caulk, the new roof can leak at the chimney within a season or two.

Chimney flashing usually has two parts. Step flashing sits under the roofing along the sides of the chimney, and counterflashing is set into the mortar joints of the chimney and folds down over it. Roofers usually handle step flashing as part of the roof. Counterflashing cut into masonry, a cricket behind a wide chimney and any repairs to the brick or crown are chimney work.

The best time to call is before the roofing crew arrives. Our technicians inspect the chimney, its crown, its cap and the existing flashing, and tell you what needs repair so the roofer is not working against a failing chimney. If the brick at the roof line needs repointing or the crown is cracked, it makes sense to fix that before new roofing goes on around it.

We can plan our work to fit the roofer's schedule. If the roof is already done and the chimney leaks, tell us when the water appears and where. We trace the entry point and explain whether it is flashing, masonry or the crown, and who should fix it. Family owned and local, we inspect Lake Dot chimneys free of charge.

Our estimate separates chimney work from roofing work and prices each item upfront. Whatever you book within 72 hours after the free inspection is 10% off, and our flashing repairs carry a workmanship warranty.