Local chimney flashing repair for Doctors Inlet homes

The flashing metal is matched to your Doctors Inlet roof and masonry by local pros, who inspect the joint for free.

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Roof line specialists for flashing leaks in Doctors Inlet

Locally owned in Jacksonville
Family owned and operated
100% satisfaction guaranteed
Free inspection and estimate
Same-day service available
10% off when you book today

Counter flashing goes into a sawn joint in the brick, where it holds far longer than glue on the face.

Free inspection and estimateThe flashing check in Doctors Inlet costs nothing, and it includes a look from the attic side.
No hidden feesAny roofing we lift and reset is priced on the estimate, so the bill does not grow on the roof.
Workmanship warrantyThe metal we fit and the joints we cut into the brick are covered by our workmanship warranty.

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Metal panels and their curb details

Metal panels grow and shrink noticeably through a hot day, and each panel maker issues curb and wall details for anything that pierces the roof, chimneys included. Those details use formed flashings, foam closures and specific fasteners in specific places.

With a metal roof on your Doctors Inlet house, we follow the panel maker's detail and keep the flashing metal compatible with the panels, so neither corrodes the other. Where the detail needs panels cut or replaced, that part is roofing work and is named as such. Fasteners through the panels are placed where the detail puts them, even when another spot would be easier. Our flashing pros check Doctors Inlet roof lines for free; the number is (904) 920-5495.

About 16 miles, as the crow flies, separate Doctors Inlet from Jacksonville. Doctors Inlet is in Clay County.

What's Included

Flashing work in Doctors Inlet homes

Step flashing woven under each shingle course
Tile or metal roof details built to the roof maker's method
Debris cleared from behind the chimney on your Doctors Inlet roof
Cricket need checked on wide chimneys

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How It Works

How chimney flashing repair runs

Roof line checked, tar stripped
We look at every piece around the chimney, and old tar or caulk comes off so the metal under it can be judged.
Roofing lifted around the chimney
Shingles, tile or panels next to the chimney come up just far enough to reach the base flashing.
Base and counter flashing rebuilt
New step or base pieces go in under the roofing, and the counter flashing is set into a sawn joint in the brick and sealed.
Roofing reset over new metal
The roofing goes back down over the new flashing, and you see each piece that was replaced before we leave.

Local Conditions

Shingle roofs and step flashing in Doctors Inlet

On shingle roofs, each course gets its own step piece, lapped over the one below. Where a past repair used one long strip or glued metal to the brick, water finds the gaps.

For shingle roofs in Doctors Inlet we weave new steps course by course and set the counter flashing into a sawn joint above them.

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Continuous L flashing and why we prefer steps at a chimney

Section R905.2.8.3 of the Florida Building Code, Residential allows sidewall flashing on shingle roofs to be done by the step-flashing method or with a continuous L flashing, a single bent strip running the length of the wall. Both are allowed methods for a sidewall.

At a chimney, we prefer steps. The chimney and the roof move separately, and individual pieces let the roof move without dragging the flashing with it. A single strip fastened along its length has to be sealed at every shingle, and it lets water that gets under one course travel the full length.

Why base flashing is fastened to the roof deck

Base pieces, meaning the step flashing and the back pan, are fastened to the roof deck, near their top edges where the roofing above covers the fastener. They are not nailed into the brick. The roof deck and the chimney move independently, and flashing fixed to both tears or pulls loose.

Counter flashing, on the other hand, is held by the chimney: wedged and sealed in its reglet. The two layers meet only where the counter flashing laps over the base flashing, which leaves them free to slide. Flashing we find nailed into mortar joints or through the brick face is replaced, and the holes are filled.

The underlayment behind the flashing

Under the shingles or tile, the roof has an underlayment, a membrane that is the roof's second line of defense. At a chimney, good practice turns the underlayment up the brick a short way under the flashing, so water that gets past the flashing still meets a barrier.

Underlayment is roofing, and when it is torn, missing or rotted at the chimney, that is the roofer's part. We note its condition when the roofing around the chimney is lifted, and where new underlayment is needed, we sequence our flashing work with the roofer so both layers go back correctly. Whatever we find under the roofing is written down before it is covered again.

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Checked at the roof line in Doctors Inlet

Repointing along the flashing line before the new metal goes in
Roofing lifted to reach the base flashing, and who resets it
Cricket requirement checked against the chimney width, with who builds it
Temporary cover for the joint if weather interrupts the work

FAQ

Before your chimney is reflashed

How do I know the flashing is the problem and not the roof?

Stains close to the chimney on the rafters or ceiling point to flashing, while stains farther away can be the roof itself. When it is not clear, a water test on the flashing alone settles it, and the written finding reports what the test showed.

Is copper or stainless steel better for chimney flashing?

Both are durable around masonry. Copper solders neatly but can stain light brick below it; stainless steel does not stain but is stiffer to form. The choice also depends on your roof's metal, and the estimate explains which we recommend.

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