Local chimney flashing repair in Lake Asbury
Your Lake Asbury roof type decides the flashing detail, and our local roof line pros work it out during a free inspection.
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Why Choose Us
Flashing pros who set the metal into the brick
- 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
The flashing metal is chosen to suit the roof and its fasteners, and it is named on your estimate.
- Free inspection and estimateThe flashing check in Lake Asbury 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.
A wide chimney and the cricket rule
A wide chimney on a sloped roof acts like a small dam. Water and debris coming down the roof hit its uphill face and have nowhere to go but around the ends of the back pan. The Florida Building Code requires a cricket, a small peaked roof behind the chimney, where the chimney's width parallel to the ridge is over 30 inches and it does not meet the ridge.
On any Lake Asbury chimney that wide, the measured width goes on the estimate with a yes or no on the cricket, and who would frame and roof it. The flashing then ties into the cricket as well as the chimney. Ceiling stain next to the chimney in Lake Asbury? Call (904) 920-5495 and we will find where the water gets in.
Measured in a straight line, Lake Asbury is about 19 miles from Jacksonville. Lake Asbury sits in Clay County.
What's Included
What reflashing covers on Lake Asbury chimneys
- Old tar, caulk and loose metal stripped from the joint
- Mortar along the flashing line repointed before new metal
- Tile or metal roof details built to the roof maker's method
- Debris cleared from behind the chimney on your Lake Asbury roof
How It Works
Strip, repoint, flash, reset
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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.
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Roofing lifted around the chimney
Shingles, tile or panels next to the chimney come up just far enough to reach the base flashing.
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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.
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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
Galvanized flashing on inland roofs
Away from salt air, galvanized steel keeps its coating longer, and it can be a fair choice on a shingle roof in Lake Asbury. It still must not touch fresh mortar or copper parts.
The estimate lists the metal we propose and why, and stainless steel is offered beside it.
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The back pan on the uphill face
The uphill face of a chimney is the hardest place to flash, because water and debris flow straight into it. The piece there, called the back pan or back flashing, runs up the roof under the roofing above it and turns up the back of the chimney, with its ends wrapped around the corners over the last step pieces.
A back pan that is too short lets water back up over its top edge during heavy rain. On a wide chimney, a back pan alone may not be enough, and the building code then asks for a cricket to split the flow. A leak from the uphill side sends us here first.
Preparing a joint so sealant holds
Sealant in a flashing detail, whether in the top of a reglet or at a lap, is only as good as the joint behind it. BIA Technical Note 19B recommends a good grade of polysulfide, butyl or silicone sealant over an oil-based one, and insists on proper priming and backing.
Done right, the job starts with a clean, dry joint, dust blown out of the reglet, primer where the sealant maker calls for it, and a backer so the sealant is the right depth. Sealant smeared over a dusty surface is what we end up removing on earlier repairs. Each sealant also has a cure time before rain, which sets when the joint is finished.
Checking the flashing from inside the attic
From the attic, with a light, we can see the underside of the roof deck around the chimney. Daylight showing through at the chimney edge, dark staining or soft wood on one side, or water trails on the rafters all point to specific pieces of flashing.
We also check that the roof deck stops short of the chimney with the clearance the chimney needs, rather than being jammed against the brick. The attic check is repeated after the first heavy rain following the repair, as the simplest confirmation that the new flashing is doing its job. Any wet insulation found against the chimney is pulled back to dry.
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What decides the flashing detail
- Removal of old tar, cement and caulk so the joint can be judged
- Underlayment condition at the chimney and whose work it is
- Laps and corner tabs formed so water runs downhill
- Attic check after the first heavy rain following the work
FAQ
Flashing questions from Lake Asbury
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.
Does a little rust mean the flashing has to be replaced?
Not necessarily. Light surface rust on otherwise sound metal can be watched. Holes, flaking or rust along the roof line mean the piece has failed and should be replaced.
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